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==How to Find the Records==
==Resources==
===Online Resources===
*'''1925-1964''' {{FSC|3355711|title-id|disp=Syria, British births and marriages and consular correspondence of war cemeteries at Damascus, el-Mezze, and Aleppo, Syria., 1925-1964}}(*); National Archives (Great Britain) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1934-1944''' {{FSC|643230|title-id|disp=Registers of births, marriages, deaths in Damascus, Syria, 1934-1944,}}(*); Great Britain. Consulate (Damascus, Syria) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
* [https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Syria.html U.S. State Department Reciprocity and Civil Documents] - (Syria) Contains information about record-keeping practices in Syria and offices to contact
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=syria British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-banns-and-marriages?country=syria British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+deaths+and+burials&sid=103&country=syria British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials] at Findmypast - index & images ($)


===Offices to Contact===
===Offices to Contact===


==Historical Background==
The Directorate of Civil Affairs in the Ministry of Interior is in charge of the registration of birth, death, marriage, and divorce, as well as ID cards and family booklets.<ref>Syrian Arab Republic, Ministry of Interior, Civil Affairs Directorate and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), [https://data.unhcr.org/en/documents/details/69169 Civil Documentation and Registration in the Syrian Arab Republic], (accessed 30 December 2022).</ref>
 
Ministry of Interior<br>
Merjeh Square<br>
Damascus, Syria<br>
 
Telephone: +963 11 2219400<br>
:::: +963 11 2219401<br>
:::: +963 11 2220220<br>
:::: +963 11 2210404<ref>Open Sanctions, [https://www.opensanctions.org/entities/NK-2QtbU49vp9LkfKRjd8WQni/ Syria Ministry of Interior,], (accessed 30 December 2022).</ref>
 
[https://www.facebook.com/Syr.Interior.Lib Library of the Ministry of the Interior in the Syrian Arab Republic]<br>
 
==Background==
 
In 1516, Syria was conquered by the Ottoman Empire.  After WWI, France had control of the area of Syria.  In April 1946, Syria became an independent republic.
 
===Coverage and Compliance===
 
==Information Recorded in the Records==
 
===National ID Cards (1947-Present)===  


==Coverage and Compliance==
'''National ID Cards''' (1947-Present) <br>
Includes:
*Names
*Names
*Date of Birth
*Date of Birth
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*Date and City of Issuance
*Date and City of Issuance


'''Family Booklets''' (1947-present) <br>
===Family Booklets (1947-present) ===
Issued at time of marriage. Includes:
 
Issued at time of marriage
*Husband and Wife Names
*Husband and Wife Names
*Date of Birth
*Date of Birth
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*Date of Birth and Place of Birth
*Date of Birth and Place of Birth


==Information Recorded in the Records==
===Birth Records===
 
*Name
*Place of birth
*Date of birth
*Nationality
*Names of parents
 
===Marriage Records===
 
*Date
*Place
*Names of bride and groom
*Serial number
 
===Death Records===


*Date
*Place
*Name of deceased
==Strategy==


== References ==
== References ==
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