parasang

1

An ancient Persian unit of itinerant distance. For its modern counterpart, see farsakh

It was also used by the Greeks (the παρασάγγης), which the Greeks took to be equal to 30 stades (thus about 5.76 kilometers, Olympic measure, or 5.32 km, Attic measure).

2

In ancient Babylon, about 5.66 kilometers. link to a table showing relationships between ancient Babylonian units of length

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