Length
- Duym (дюйм), thumb = 25.4 mm
- Qarış (вершок) = 44.45 mm
- Fut (foot)
- 1 Fut = 12 duym = 304.8 mm
- Çirek, qarış or söyäm (пядь)
- 1 Çirek = 4 qarış = 177.8 mm
- Arşın (аршин)
- 1 Arşın = 4 cirek = 16 qarış = 28 dúym = 711.2 mm
- Sajın, qolaç or tayaq (сажень)
- 1 Sajın = 3 arşın = 7 fut = 2.133 m
- Çaqrım (верста)
- 1 Çaqrım = 500 sajın = 1.0668 km
- Färsäx or parasang
- 1 Färsäx = 6-7 çaqrım = 6.400-7.467 km
- Mil (миля), geographical mile
- 1 Mil = 7 çaqrım = 7.467 km
- Atnı tuqtawsız yurıyu, the distance a horse travels without stops
- 1 Atnı tuqtawsız yurıyu = 15–25 km
- Cäyäwleneñ könlek yulı, a day of riding
- 1 Cäyäwleneñ könlek yulı = 35 çaqrım = 37.338 km
- Atnıñ könlek yulı, the distance a horse travels in one day, equal to 40–50 km
- Cäyäwleneñ aylıq yulı, a month of riding, equal to 1120.14 km
- 1 Cäyäwleneñ aylıq yulı = 1050 çaqrım
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