The dunam is not a metric unit of measure. According to Wikipedia, the metric Dunam of 1000 m² was introduced into the mandated territories of Jordan and Palestine, having been 919.3 m² during the timeof the Ottoman Empire. In other parts of teh Levant it had otehr values.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Pierre Abbat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 5:30 PM Subject: [USMA:37280] cm vs. mm > Who, besides Pat Naughtin, has observed that using centimeters slows > metrication or recommends that centi- not be used? More generally, who > advocates using only powers of 1000? I should have time soon to write to the > BIPM about preferring the dunam to the hectare, the reason for which is that > neither the hectare nor the are is a power of 1000 times the square meter, > whereas the dunam is. > > Pierre >
