: a unit of area equal to 10,000 square meters see Metric System Table
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The floods have also left 11 people missing, inundated more than 116,000 houses and 5,000 hectares of crops, and damaged roads and railways, cutting off traffic and power in several areas, the government’s disaster agency said in a report.
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Reuters, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2025
Verghese estimated the world requires 593 million hectares of land—which is equivalent to twice the size of India—every year for crop cultivation at current productivity growth rates to meet that challenge.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
The property sits in an estate of 40 hectares (99 acres) and features a swimming pool, an aviary, six lodge cottages, a gardener’s cottage and accommodation for police protecting the royals to stay in.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
The biggest and most important part of Karnak is a massive 30-hectare area built to honor the sun god Amun-Ra.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025
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Reuters, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2025
Verghese estimated the world requires 593 million hectares of land—which is equivalent to twice the size of India—every year for crop cultivation at current productivity growth rates to meet that challenge.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
The property sits in an estate of 40 hectares (99 acres) and features a swimming pool, an aviary, six lodge cottages, a gardener’s cottage and accommodation for police protecting the royals to stay in.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
The biggest and most important part of Karnak is a massive 30-hectare area built to honor the sun god Amun-Ra.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Hectare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hectare. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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hectare
noun
hect·are
ˈhek-ˌta(ə)r 
-ˌte(ə)r
-ˌte(ə)r
-ˌtär
: a unit of area equal to 10,000 square meters see metric system
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