Convert Dunam to Square Foot (dunam → ft²)
The dunam is the historical Middle Eastern land unit, equal to 1,000 square meters, used in regional property records.
Dunam to Square Foot Conversion Table
10 common values| Dunam | Square Foot |
|---|---|
| 1 dunam | 10,763.91 ft² |
| 5 dunam | 53,819.552 ft² |
| 10 dunam | 107,639.1 ft² |
| 50 dunam | 538,195.52 ft² |
| 100 dunam | 1,076,391 ft² |
| 500 dunam | 5,381,955.2 ft² |
| 1,000 dunam | 10,763,910 ft² |
| 5,000 dunam | 53,819,552 ft² |
| 10,000 dunam | 107,639,100 ft² |
| 50,000 dunam | 538,195,520 ft² |
How to Convert Dunam to Square Foot Manually
Step by StepConverting dunams to square feet is straightforward: multiply by the conversion factor. Follow these three steps to do it by hand or in your head.
- 1Take your value in dunamsStart with the number of dunams (dunam) you want to convert.
- 2Multiply by 10,763.91The conversion factor from dunam to ft² is 10,763.91. Multiply your value by this number.
- 3Read the result in square feetThe result is your value in square feet (ft²).
Formula
Multiply the value in dunams by 10,763.91. For the reverse direction, multiply by 0.0000929.
ft² = dunam × 10,763.91dunam = ft² × 0.0000929Tips
Use these in everyday conversions- 1 dunam = 1000 m² = 0.1 ha.
- 10 dunams = 1 hectare.
- Historical Ottoman dunam was 919.3 m² — avoid if possible; modern is 1000.
Common Mistakes
Avoid these- Using Ottoman dunam figures in modern Turkish contracts — assume metric.
- Confusing with other Middle Eastern units (feddan, etc.).
- Assuming all regional dunams are identical — confirm modern 1000 m² value.
About Dunam and Square Foot
What is the Dunam?
The dunam equals exactly 1,000 square meters in its modern metric form, used primarily in Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, and Turkey for land measurement and real estate. The unit's name derives from Ottoman Turkish 'dönüm,' itself from a verb meaning 'to turn' — historically the area a yoke of oxen could plow in a day, similar to the acre's origin. Older 'Ottoman dunam' values varied (around 919 m²), but most countries in the region have standardized to the metric dunam of 1,000 m². The dunam is the everyday unit in Middle Eastern real estate and agricultural contexts. It relates to the square meter (1 dunam = 1,000 m² = 0.1 ha), the hectare (10 dunams = 1 ha), and the acre (1 acre ≈ 4.047 dunams). Family olive groves, vineyards, and urban building plots are routinely measured in dunams.
- Israeli and Palestinian land records
- Turkish rural property
- Agricultural documents in the former Ottoman region
An Israeli small farm might be 50 dunams (5 ha). Agricultural yields sometimes quoted per dunam.
What is the Square Foot?
The square foot equals exactly 0.09290304 square meters and is the standard unit for American and British residential and commercial real estate. US apartments are advertised by total square footage (a typical 2-bedroom apartment is 800–1,200 ft²), and home-improvement projects (flooring, paint coverage, drywall) use square feet for material calculations. Commercial leases quote rates in dollars per ft² per year. The square foot is intuitive for human-scale spaces — a typical office cubicle is about 64 ft² (8 ft × 8 ft). It relates to the square meter (1 ft² ≈ 0.0929 m²), the square yard (9 ft² = 1 yd²), the square inch (144 in² = 1 ft²), and the acre (43,560 ft² = 1 acre). Outside the US and UK, square meters dominate; within them, the square foot is the everyday property unit.
- US home interior floor areas
- US commercial office lease pricing
- Retail space in US shopping malls
A US suburban home is 1500–2500 ft². Manhattan office rents $60–120 per ft²/year. A small studio apartment is 400 ft².