dirham

Dubai's currency unit

A dirham is the basic monetary unit of Morocco and the United Arab Emirates, and a lesser unit in several other Arab countries.

The word derives from the Greek drachma.

In historical contexts, a dirham was also a unit of weight used throughout the Islamic world: The recipe calls for two dirhams of saffron.

currency

exchange

Mutual giving and receiving

centimes · cash · wallet · transaction · payment · coins · mint · central bank · exchange rate · remittance

Emirati

Dubai

Persian Gulf emirate

  • Abu DhabiUAE's federal capital
  • UAEGulf state abbreviation
  • AEDAutomated shock device

petrodollar · Gulf · Sharjah · Burj Khalifa · tax-free · expat · remittance · oil economy

Moroccan

Casablanca

Major Moroccan seaport

souk · medina · haggling · bazaar · tourism · Atlas Mountains · Berber · Maghreb

historical

silver coin

Monetary disc of precious metal

minting · numismatics · weight standard · ancient currency

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Family

dirhams

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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G