A number of

units of measurement A unit of measurement is a definite magnitude of a quantity, defined and adopted by convention or by law, that is used as a standard for measurement of the same kind of quantity. Any other quantity of that kind can be expressed as a multi ...

were used in Syria to measure length, mass, capacity, etc. The

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was adopted in 1935 in Syria.

System before metric system

A number of units were used.

Length

One pic was equal to 0.582 m.

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 = rottolo 1 pesi = rottolo 1 metecali = rottolo 1 = rottolo 1 once = rottolo 1 = rottolo 1 cola = 35 rottolo 1 = 100 rottolo.

Capacity

Several units were used to measure capacity. One rotl was equal to 3.2 L. Some other units are given below: 1 = 250 rotl 1 {{transl, ar, italic=no, garava = 450 rotl.

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