تحويل الياردة المربعة إلى الدونم: قياس الأراضي والعقارات

One dunam equals approximately 1,195.99 square yards. This precise conversion comes from the dunam's definition as 1,000 square meters (standard metric definition used across Middle Eastern countries). Since 1 meter = 1.09361 yards, one square meter = 1.19599 square yards, making 1,000 square meters = 1,195.99 square yards. For quick mental estimates, remember that 1 dunam ≈ 1,200 square yards, which is accurate within 0.3%.

The dunam represents a practical middle ground for land measurement. Square meters are too small for discussing agricultural land (a typical farm might be 300,000 square meters, an awkward number), while square kilometers are too large (most properties are fractions of a square kilometer). The dunam, at exactly 1,000 square meters, provides a human-scale measurement unit that corresponds to historical land allocation practices. Many countries adopted the metric system for scientific and commercial purposes while retaining dunams for real estate and agriculture due to this practical advantage and cultural continuity with Ottoman-era land administration systems.