Merhale

Merhale was an Ottoman unit of length.

8 fersahs were equal to 1 merhale. Fersah was based on the distance covered by a horse in normal gait per hour. Exact definition was 5685 meters.[1]

So 1 merhale can be converted to meters.[2]

References
  1. Conversion page
  2. Older units page (in Turkish)
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