dunums

Definition

A unit of land area used in several Middle Eastern countries, equivalent to 1,000 square meters (approximately one-quarter of an acre).

Etymology

Derived from the Ottoman Turkish 'dönüm', which comes from the verb 'dönmek' meaning 'to turn', historically referring to the amount of land a team of oxen could plow in one day.

In the news

The article uses this unit to describe the scale of a planned forest project in Hashemiyah, noting that the initiative covers approximately 400 dunums to mitigate pollution.

Environment Under Pressure in Russeifa, Hashemiyah and Ma'an

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