Syrian units of measurement
{{Short description|Units of measurement used in Syria}}
A number of units of measurement were used in Syria to measure length, mass, capacity, etc. The metric system was adopted in 1935 in Syria.{{Cite book|title = Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights and Measures. Their SI Equivalences and Origins.|url = https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediaofs0000card|url-access = registration|last = Cardarelli |first = F.|publisher = Springer|year = 2003|isbn = 978-1-4471-1122-1|location = London|pages = [https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediaofs0000card/page/7 7]}}
System before metric system
A number of units were used.
=Length=
One pic was equal to 0.582 m.{{Cite book|title = International Critical Tables of Numerical Data, Physics, Chemistry and Technology|last = Washburn|first = E.W.|publisher = McGraw-Hil Book Company, Inc|year = 1926|location = New York|volume = 1|pages = 12}}{{Cite book|title = Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights and Measures. Their SI Equivalences and Origins.|url = https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediaofs0000card|url-access = registration|last = Cardarelli |first = F.|publisher = Springer|year = 2003|isbn = 978-1-4471-1122-1|location = London|pages = [https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediaofs0000card/page/138 138]}}
=Mass=
A number of units were used to measure mass. One rottolo was equal to 1.785 kg. Some other units were given below:
1 drachme = {{frac|1|600}} rottolo
1 pesi = {{frac|1|600}} rottolo
1 metecali = {{frac|1|400}} rottolo
1 {{Transliteration|ar|italic=no|mitcal}} = {{frac|1|400}} rottolo
1 once = {{frac|1|60}} rottolo
1 {{Transliteration|ar|italic=no|zurbo}} = {{frac|27|1|2}} rottolo
1 cola = 35 rottolo
=Capacity=
Several units were used to measure capacity. One rotl was equal to 3.2 L. Some other units are given below:
1 {{Transliteration|ar|italic=no|makuk}} = 250 rotl