Kuwait Genealogy

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Middle East

Kuwait

Guide to Kuwait ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Information

Kuwait is in the Middle East bordered by Iraq and Saudi Arabia. The official language is Arabic.

The city of Kuwait dates back to the 18th century. After a brief period as a British protectorate after World War I, Kuwait became an independent state in 1961.

Kuwait Online Genealogy Records

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Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Kuwait.

Governorates

Kuwait is divided into the following governorates:

Ahmadi Governorate Al-Asimah Governorate Farwaniya Governorate Hawalli Governorate Jahra Governorate Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate