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dönüm

A unit of land area in the Middle East. Some values in use in the 20ᵗʰ century are:

Cyprus, ? - present		= 1,600 square yards (approximately 1,337.8 square meters). (UN, 1966; TRNC)
Iraq		= 2,500 square meters (approximately 0.62 acres). (UN, 1966) Applied to agricultural land.
Israel		= 1,000 square meters (approximately 0.247 acres) (UN, 1966). Sometimes called the metric dönüm.
Jordan		= 1,000 square meters (approximately 0.247 acres) (UN, 1966). Sometimes called the metric dönüm.
Lebanon		cadastral dönüm = 1,000 square meters (approximately 0.247 acres)
		approximately 919 square meters (approximately 0.227 acres). (UN, 1966)
Libya		approximately 919 square meters (approximately 0.227 acres). (UN, 1966)
Syria	Damascus	approximately 919 square meters (approximately 0.227 acres). (UN, 1966).
	Aleppo and Homs	approximately 919.3 square meters, = 1600 square dra maghmari. (UN, 1966)
	Latakia and Mohazafat	approximately 800 square meters. (UN, 1966)
Turkey		approximately 919.3 square meters (about 1,099 sq. yards). (UN, 1966)
Yugoslavia		700 square meters (837.2 square yards)

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In Turkey, some historical values:

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