{{Short description|Unit of area}} {{more citations needed|date=December 2009}} {{about|the unit of measurement|the technology company|Square Yards (company)}} {{Infobox unit | name = square yard | image = | caption = | standard = Imperial, United States customary units | quantity = area | symbol = yd<sup>2</sup> | symbol2 = sq yd | units1 = Imperial/US | inunits1 = {{ubl|{{val|1296|u=sq in}}||{{val|9|u=sq ft}}}} | units2 = SI units | inunits2 = {{ubl|{{val|8361.2736|u=cm2}}|{{val|0.8361|u=m2}}}} }} {{Comparison_area_units.svg}} The '''square yard''' (Northern India: '''gaj''', Pakistan: '''gaz''') is an imperial unit and U.S. customary unit of area. It is in widespread use in most of the English-speaking world, particularly the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Pakistan and India. It is defined as the area of a square with sides of one yard (three feet, thirty-six inches, 0.9144 metres) in length.
==Symbols== There is no universally agreed symbol but the following are used: *square yards, square yard, square yds, square yd *sq yards, sq yard, sq yds, sq yd, sq.yd. *yards/-2, yard/-2, yds/-2, yd/-2 *yards^2, yard^2, yds^2, yd^2 *yards², yard², yds², yd²
==Conversions== One square yard is equivalent to: * 1,296 square inches * 9 square feet * ≈0.00020661157 acres * ≈0.000000322830579 square miles * 836 127.36 square millimetres * 8 361.2736 square centimetres * 0.83612736 square metres * 0.000083612736 hectares * 0.00000083612736 square kilometres * 1.00969 gaj<ref>{{cite web|title=google search|url=https://www.google.co.in/search?num=100&newwindow=1&q=1+sq+yard+%3D+gaj&oq=1+square+yard+%3D+gaj&gs_l=serp.1.5.0i71l8.0.0.0.50302.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0....0...1c..64.serp..0.0.0.xrqFdeYz1KA}}</ref>
==See also== {{div col}} * 1 E-1 m² for a comparison with other areas * Area (geometry) * Conversion of units * Cubic yard * Metrication in Canada * Orders of magnitude (area) * Square (algebra), Square root {{div col end}}
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{{Imperial units}} {{United States Customary Units}}
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