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    Convert Parasang/Farsakh to metres

    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.

    Quick answer

    1 Parasang/Farsakh = 6,000 metres

    1 Parasang/Farsakh = 6,000 metres. Parasang/Farsakh is a traditional length unit from Persia & Silk Road.

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    Parasang/Farsakh =6,000 metres

    Parasang/Farsakh to metres table

    Parasang/Farsakhmetres
    0.25 Parasang/Farsakh1,500 metres
    0.5 Parasang/Farsakh3,000 metres
    1 Parasang/Farsakh6,000 metres
    2 Parasang/Farsakh12,000 metres
    3 Parasang/Farsakh18,000 metres
    4 Parasang/Farsakh24,000 metres
    5 Parasang/Farsakh30,000 metres
    10 Parasang/Farsakh60,000 metres
    20 Parasang/Farsakh120,000 metres
    25 Parasang/Farsakh150,000 metres
    50 Parasang/Farsakh300,000 metres
    100 Parasang/Farsakh600,000 metres

    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.

    Frequently asked

    How many metres are in a Parasang/Farsakh?

    1 Parasang/Farsakh = 6,000 metres. Multiply the number of Parasang/Farsakh by 6,000 to get metres.

    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 metres. UnitConvertLab. Retrieved from https://unitconvertlab.com/regional/parasang-to-meter

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