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A Guz is a unit of measurement of length used in the middle east. It is a regionally variable measurement. One Guz in different regions is:

Indian Subcontinent (Also called a gudge)
* 36 Inches in Bengal
* 27 Inches in Mumbai
* 33 Inches in Madras
* 33 inches for the Government Survey Guz.
In Nepal, 1 Guz is 1 yard
In Persia (Also called gueza or zer) The guz was defined as 2 cubits
* 41 inches is a common guz
* the government standard guz is 36.5 inches
* the Retail trade Standard is 25 Inches
In Arabia it varies between 27 and 37 inches

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