Dira al Sawad

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Definition of "Dira al Sawad"

The cubit of Sawad devised by the Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid (AD 786–809) who determined it from the forearm of a negro slave. It was used for cloth, merchandise, buildings and for road distances.


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