| 词条 | Afghan units of measurement |
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A variety of units of measurement have been used in Afghanistan to measure length, mass and capacity. Those units were similar to Iranian, Arabian and Indian units.[1] In 1926, Afghanistan has been adopted to metric system.[2] Pre-metric Units{{hatnote|Main: Persian, Arab, and Indian units of measurement.}}Units similar to those used in Persia, Arabia and India, were used in Afghanistan before 1926. One notable unit used to measure length was the goes, which was equal t 1.16 m (45.67 in).[1] Narcotics UnitsNarcotics units used in Afghanistan include:[3] 1 Ser = 7 kg (Ser-i-Kabuli) or 14 kg (Ser-i-Mazar - in Mazare Sharif) 1 Kharwar = 80 Ser - 560 kg 1 Khaltar = approximately 7 kg 1 Maan = 4.5 kg (usually for narcotics weight (cannabis, opium and heroin) 1 mon (used in Quetta) = 50 kg 1 Puri = equivalent to just under 1 kg 1 Tulee = typically user's amount of opium, which is a hearty amount of opium to be smoked in a day (This is roughly one AK-47(7.62 × 39 mm) bullet or 10 g. Some Tulee may be up to 30 g.) 1 ha = 5 jerib; 1 jerib = 2000 m2 (land measurement) 1 Biswa = 1/20 jerib = 100 m2. References1. ^1 {{Cite book|title = Weights Measures and Money of All Nations|last = Clarke|first = F.W.|publisher = D. Appleton & Company |year = 1891|location = New York|pages = 10}} {{Systems of measurement}}2. ^{{Cite book|title = Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights and Measures. Their SI Equivalences and Origins.|last = Cardarelli|first = F.|publisher = Springer|year = 2003|isbn = 978-1-4471-1122-1|location = London|pages = 7}} 3. ^{{Citation |title = Afghan Narcotics Terms and Phrases|last = DuPee|first = M.C.|publisher = Naval Postgraduate School/Program for Culture and Conflict Studies |year = 2009|location = | url=https://calhoun.nps.edu/bitstream/handle/10945/30449/Afghan_Narcotics_Lexicon.pdf?sequence=1}} 2 : Afghan culture|Units of measurement by country |
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