Oman Genealogy

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Middle East

Oman

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

Information

Oman is located in the Middle East and is bordered by Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and the United Arab Emirates. The official language is Arabic. Oman is a sultanate with a long and storied history. In previous centuries, the sultanate controlled or influenced large parts of the western Indian Ocean basin.

Oman Online Genealogy Records

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Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Oman.

Regions

Oman is divided into the following regions:

Regions (mintaqah)
1. Ad Dakhiliyah
3. Al Batinah
5. Al Wusta
6. Ash Sharqiyah
2. Ad Dhahirah
Governorates (muhafazah)
9. Muscat
8. Musandam
7. Dhofar
4. Al Buraymi