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
Somalia
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to measure length, mass, area, capacity, etc.
Metric system
The metric system is a system of measurement that succeeded the decimalised system based on the metre that had been introduced in France in the 1790s. The historical development of these systems culminated in the definition of the Intern ...
adopted in 1950, and has been compulsory since 1972 in Somalia.
System before metric system
A number of units were used. These units were local and varied with materials and provinces.
Length
Several units were used to measure length. One top was equal to 3.92 m.
One cubito was equal to 1/7 top.
Mass
A number of units were used to measure mass. One rottolo (pound) was equal to 0.448 kg.
Some other units are given below:
1 okia (ounce) = rottolo
1 frasla = 36 rottolo
1 gisla = 360 rottolo.
Area
One darat was equal to 8000 m
2.
Capacity
Two main systems, dry and liquid, were used.
Dry
Several units were used to measure dry capacity. One chela was equal to 1.359
L.
Some other units were given below:
1 tabla = 15 chela
1 gisla = 120 chela.
Liquid
One caba was equal to 0.453
L.
References
{{Systems of measurement
Somali culture
Somalia
Somalia, , Osmanya script: ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐; ar, ุงูุตูู
ุงู, aแนฃ-แนขลซmฤl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constitut ...