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Zar ذرع
The zar is the traditional Persian unit of length used for carpets, divided into 16 gereh. Its value varied by region from about 100 to 112 cm: Dehkhoda gives 104 cm for the ordinary zar and 112 cm for the shah's zar used in Tabriz. The Persian size names count in zars.
Also dhar' · zaar · zarr · Persian cubit
See also Zarcharak, Zar-o-nim, Dozar
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