jerib

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colspan="3"|jerib to metric/English
jerib||m-ft||ha-acre
align="right" |1 jerib (Iran) |10,000 m2 |1 hectare
align="right" |1 jerib (Iran) |107,639 ft² |2.4711 acre
align="right" |1 jerib (Afghan) |2,000 m2 |0.2 hectare
align="right" |1 jerib (Afghan) |21,760 ft² |0.4942 acre
colspan="3"|metric/English to jerib
units||jerib (Iran)||jerib (Afghan)
align="right" |1 ha |1 jerib (I) |5 jerib (A)
align="right" |1 acre |0.4049 jerib (I) |2.0234 jerib (A)
align="right" |10,000 sq yd |0.8361 jerib (I) |4.1806 jerib (A)

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The jerib or djerib ({{langx|fa|جریب}}; {{langx|tr|cerip}}) is a traditional unit of land measurement in the Middle East and southwestern Asia. It is a unit of area used to measure land holdings (real property) in much the way that an acre or hectare are. Like most traditional units of measure, the jerib originally varied substantially from one location to another. However, in the twentieth century, the jerib has been regionally, if not uniformly defined. In many countries where it was traditionally used, it is equated with the hectare, for example in Turkey and Iran.[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/259196/hectare "hectare" Britannica Online Encyclopedia], accessed 9 December 2008Rowlett, Russ (1999) [http://www.ibiblio.org/units/dictJ.html "J: jerib or djerib"] How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement R. Rowlett, Chapel Hill, N.C., URL: [http://www.ibiblio.org/units/ ] {{OCLC|41069434}} In Afghanistan, however, it is standardized at {{convert|2000|m2|acre}}.[http://www.areu.org.af/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_view&gid=413 Grace, Jo (2005) "Glossary: jerib" Who Owns the Farm? Rural Women’s Access to Land and Livestock The Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU)], accessed 9 December 2008

The jerib was roughly equivalent to the other customary land measures in south Asia and the Middle East, the Indian bigha and the Sumerian iku, varying between {{convert|1600|and|3600|m2|acre}}. The word is probably derived from Arabic.Miller, Norman N.; Spitzer, Manon L. and Appleton, Sheldon (1978) Faces of Change: Five Rural Societies in Transition: Bolivia, Kenya, Afghanistan, Taiwan, China Coast American Universities Field Staff, Wheelock Educational Resources, Lebanon, N.H., page 202, {{ISBN|0-88333-005-9}}