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Ottoman Empire (1517-1917)

From 1517-1917, the current geographic area known as Israel was called Palestine and was ruled by the Ottoman Empire. After the defeat of the Turks in World War One, the British gained control over Palestine.

Record collection	Years covered	Record type	Language	Who is in the records
Nüfus Registers	1883-1917	Census & population registers	Ottoman Turkish	These Ottoman census registers were taken in 10 districts in what is now Palestine/Israel, Egypt, and Jordan, and many individuals recorded in the registers were born elsewhere in the Middle East. For more information, see FamilySearch Catalog, Palestine Census, and Palestine, Ottoman Census and Population Registers. Names are currently searchable only in Arabic and dates are displayed using the Ottoman Rumi calendar. The Turkish website Türk Tarih Kurumu can be used to convert dates from the Rumi to the Gregorian calendar.

British Mandate of Palestine (1917-1948)

The British army conquered Jerusalem in 1917, and Britain was given administrative authority over Palestine in 1922 in "The Mandate for Palestine." In 1947, Britain ceded Palestine to the United Nations. In May 1948, the state of Israel was established from a partitioned Palestine and recognized as a nation.

Record collection	Years covered	Record type	Language	Who is in the records