Convert Feddan to Homesteads
Convert Feddan (fed) to Homesteads (hmstd) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
hmstd = fed × 0.006486516264
About Feddan
A feddan (فدان) is the primary unit of land area in Egypt, Sudan, and parts of the Arab world, equal to approximately 4,200 m² (1.038 acres or 0.42 hectares). Its name derives from the Arabic word for 'yoke of oxen,' reflecting its agricultural origins - similar to the British acre. Egypt reports its cultivated farmland in millions of feddan; the fertile Nile Delta that feeds Egypt is measured in feddan. The feddan is subdivided into 24 kirats (each ~175 m²). It remains the legal standard for agricultural land registration in Egypt and Sudan.
About Homesteads
A homestead is a land area unit of exactly 160 acres (approximately 64.75 hectares or 0.6475 km²) - one quarter of a one-square-mile section - established by the US Homestead Act of 1862. The Act promised 160 acres to settlers willing to farm the land for five years, transforming the American West: over 270 million acres (about 10% of the entire continental US) were granted to 1.6 million homesteaders. In the US Public Land Survey System, one homestead equals a quarter-section, with four homesteads forming one full section of 640 acres.
Quick Reference Table
| Feddan (fed) | Homesteads (hmstd) |
|---|---|
| 1 fed | 0.00648652 hmstd |
| 2 fed | 0.012973 hmstd |
| 5 fed | 0.0324326 hmstd |
| 10 fed | 0.0648652 hmstd |
| 25 fed | 0.162163 hmstd |
| 50 fed | 0.324326 hmstd |
| 100 fed | 0.648652 hmstd |