Guz

A Guz is a unit of measurement of length used in the Middle East. It is a regionally variable measurement, corresponding culturally to the yard. One Guz in different regions is:

• Indian Subcontinent (Also called a gudge)
  • 36 Inches in Bengal
  • 27 Inches in Mumbai
  • 33 Inches in Madras
  • 33 inches for the Government Survey Guz.
• In Nepal, 1 Guz is 1 yard
• In Persia (Also called gueza or zer) The guz was defined as 2 cubits
  • 41 inches is a common guz
  • the government standard guz is 36.5 inches
  • the Retail trade Standard is 25 Inches
• In Arabia it varies between 27 and 37 inches

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