Convert Parasang/Farsakh to kilometres
Persia & Silk Road · Persian Length & Land · historical · ancient
Historically reconstructed The unit is no longer in use and its value is reconstructed from historical and scholarly sources — treat it as indicative.
1 Parasang/Farsakh = 6 kilometres
kilometres = Parasang/Farsakh × 6
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Parasang/Farsakh to kilometres table
| Parasang/Farsakh | kilometres |
|---|---|
| 0.25 Parasang/Farsakh | 1.5 kilometres |
| 0.5 Parasang/Farsakh | 3 kilometres |
| 1 Parasang/Farsakh | 6 kilometres |
| 2 Parasang/Farsakh | 12 kilometres |
| 3 Parasang/Farsakh | 18 kilometres |
| 4 Parasang/Farsakh | 24 kilometres |
| 5 Parasang/Farsakh | 30 kilometres |
| 10 Parasang/Farsakh | 60 kilometres |
| 20 Parasang/Farsakh | 120 kilometres |
| 25 Parasang/Farsakh | 150 kilometres |
| 50 Parasang/Farsakh | 300 kilometres |
| 100 Parasang/Farsakh | 600 kilometres |
About the Parasang/Farsakh
Persian league ≈ 6km. Hour of travel on horseback.
- Symbol
- parasang
- Value in SI
- 1 Parasang/Farsakh = 6,000 metre
- Typical use
- navigation
- Source
- Herodotus, Xenophon
Every atlas conversion routes through the SI metre. See our methodology and data provenance pages for how these values are sourced and verified.
Related units and variant risk
Other persian length & land units in the Persia & Silk Road family, least settled first. If your figure came from a land record, invoice or historical document rather than a calculator, check these before assuming a single standard.
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Frequently asked
How many kilometres are in a Parasang/Farsakh?
1 Parasang/Farsakh = 6 kilometres. Multiply the number of Parasang/Farsakh by 6 to get kilometres.
What is Parasang/Farsakh used for?
Persian league ≈ 6km. Hour of travel on horseback. It is classified as historical and dates from the ancient period.
Is the Parasang/Farsakh value exact?
Yes for practical purposes. UnitConvertLab converts every atlas unit through the SI metre, using the value published by Herodotus, Xenophon, so the arithmetic itself introduces no rounding beyond the digits shown.
How reliable is this Parasang/Farsakh conversion?
Historically reconstructed — The unit is no longer in use and its value is reconstructed from historical and scholarly sources — treat it as indicative. Source: Herodotus, Xenophon.
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UnitConvertLab. (2026). Convert Parasang/Farsakh to kilometres. UnitConvertLab. Retrieved from https://unitconvertlab.com/regional/parasang-to-kilometer
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