Definition
An ancient unit of distance measurement used in Persia and the Middle East, roughly equivalent to 4-5 kilometers or 2.5-3 miles.
Etymology
From Persian 'farsakh,' possibly derived from Pahlavi language roots. The term was standardized across the Persian Empire for measuring land distances and establishing trade routes.
Kelly Says
Before GPS, empires needed standardized distance measurements—a farsakh was so consistent across Persian territories that merchants could plan journeys with surprising accuracy thousands of years before the metric system.
Translations
ARالعربية
فارسخ
far-saakh
CACatalà
farsakh
far-sa-kh
CSČeština
farsakh
far-sa-kh
DEDeutsch
Farsach
far-sahk
ELΕλληνικά
φαρσάχ
far-sahk
ESEspañol
farsakh
far-sahk
FRFrançais
farsakh
far-sa-k
HIहिन्दी
फारसाख
faar-saakh
HUMagyar
farsakh
far-sa-kh
IDBahasa Indonesia
farsakh
far-sa-kh
ITItaliano
farsakh
far-sahk
MSBahasa Melayu
farsakh
far-sa-kh
NLNederlands
farsakh
far-sa-k
PLPolski
farsakh
far-sa-k
PTPortuguês
farsakh
far-sa-k
RORomână
farsakh
far-sa-kh
RUРусский
фарсах
far-sahkh
SVSvenska
farsakh
far-sahk
SWKiswahili
farsakh
far-sa-kh
TAதமிழ்
ஃபார்சாக்
faar-saak
TEతెలుగు
ఫారసాఖ్
faara-saakh
TRTürkçe
farsakh
far-sahk
UKУкраїнська
фарсах
far-sahkh
VITiếng Việt
farsakh
far-sa-kh