scala

In Cyprus, at least as early as 19ᵗʰ century –20ᵗʰ century , a unit of area, = 1600 square yards (approximately 1337.8 square meters).

United Nations, 1966.

sources

The usual measure for land is the scala, or skali, which is about 50 paces square.

A. R. Savile.
Cyprus.
London: H.M.S.O., 1878.
Page 160.
British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/MIL/17/16/28.
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