Obsolete Russian Units of Measurement - Area

Area

  • Desiatina (десяти́на, “a tenth” or “ten”)
    • Treasury/official desiatina (казённая десяти́на, kazionnaya desiatina) = 10,925.4 m² = 117,600 sq ft = 2,400 square sazhen
    • Proprietor's (владе́льческая десяти́на, vladelcheskaya desiatina) = 14,567.2 m² = 156,800 sq ft = 3,200 square sazhen
      • 3 proprietor's desiatinas = 4 official desiatinas

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