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<div>A '''cawnie''' is an obsolete unit of land area used in [[Chennai]] (formerly Madras) in [[India]]. It was approximately equal to 1.322&nbsp;acres.<ref>{{Cite book | year=1869 | title=Street's Indian And Colonial Mercantile Directory|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yPENAAAAQAAJ | page=32 }}</ref> In SI units that is 5349 square [[metres]]. After [[Metrication in India|metrication]] in the mid-20th century, the unit became obsolete. It is also known as Kani. 1 kani is equal to 57600 Square Feet.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kani to square feet {{!}} Kani to Acre in Madras|url=https://www.areaconvert.com/2020/09/kani-to-square-feet-kani-to-acre.html|access-date=2020-09-25}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[List of customary units of measurement in South Asia]]<br />
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*{{cite web|url=http://www.sizes.com/units/cawnie.htm |title=Cawnie |accessdate=2007-02-19 |work=Sizes, grades, units, scales, calendars, chronologies}}<br />
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