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==Resources==
==How to Find the Records==
===Online Resources===
 
* [https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Jordan.html U.S. State Department Reciprocity and Civil Documents] - (Jordan) Contains information about record-keeping practices in Jordan and offices to contact
===Online Collections===
 
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=jordan British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=jordan British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20banns%20and%20marriages&country=jordan~jordan&sid=999 British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20banns%20and%20marriages&country=jordan~jordan&sid=999 British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
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'''Marriage contracts''' are at Islamic law court [sharia] archives in various cities.<ref name="profile" />
'''Marriage contracts''' are at Islamic law court [sharia] archives in various cities.<ref name="profile" />


==Historical Background==
==Background==


Time period: 1921-present. Early years only included Europeans. Registration of the general populous became compulsory in 1957.
Time period: 1921-present. Early years only included Europeans. Registration of the general populous became compulsory in 1957.
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Time period of marriage contracts:  1400-present.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Jordan,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 2000.</ref>
Time period of marriage contracts:  1400-present.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Jordan,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 2000.</ref>


==Coverage and Compliance==
===Coverage and Compliance===


Population coverage: Before 1957, 5%; after 1957, as high as 80%.
Population coverage: Before 1957, 5%; after 1957, as high as 80%.
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*Parents’ names
*Parents’ names
*Children’s names<ref name="profile" />
*Children’s names<ref name="profile" />
 
== Strategy ==
== References  ==
== References  ==


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