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 ==Online Records==
+*'''1906-1911''' [https://en.geneanet.org/fonds/individus/ Search all records] at Geneanet; [https://en.geneanet.org/fonds/?exact_day=&exact_month=&exact_year=&from=&id_filter_block=search-filter-niveaux&loc_1=DZA&niveaux_1___3798133817__=archives&niveaux_2___1505804306__=archives%23acte_recensement_denombrement&page=1&size=10&to=&type_periode=between Catalog] of census records included for Algeria. These census records are primarily of French colonists, not native Algerians.
-*[http://www.archives-dgan.gov.dz/ National Archives of Algeria] The national archive contains the administrative documents of the Algerian government which date back to their independence in 1962. Contact the [https://www.mfa.gov.dz/ Ministry of Foreign Affairs] for information about accessing census records.
-*'''1906, 1911''' [https://en.geneanet.org/fonds/individus/ Search all records] at Geneanet; [https://en.geneanet.org/fonds/?exact_day=&exact_month=&exact_year=&from=&id_filter_block=search-filter-niveaux&loc_1=DZA&niveaux_1___3798133817__=archives&niveaux_2___1505804306__=archives%23acte_recensement_denombrement&page=1&size=10&to=&type_periode=between Catalog] of census records included for Algeria. These census records are primarily of French colonists, not native Algerians.
 *''Département d'Oran, fonds de la préfecture, sous-série 1 G, population Archival (Department of Oran, prefecture funds, sub-series 1 G, population archive),'' France Archives d'Outre-Mer; Hick, Daniel. Salt Lake City, UT: Filmés par la Genealogical Society of Utah, 1992''.'' {{FSC|537717|item|disp=FS Microfilm 1811061}};{{WorldCat|866521823|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}} This book contains French census information from 1906, 1911, 1931, and 1954 for the Department of Oran in Algeria.
 * ''[http://www.merselkebir.org/genealogie.htm Mers-el-Kébir]'' - History and families of the village Mers-el-Kebir (Oran) in French Algeria, including census information.
-==Office to Contact==
+==Offices to Contact==
 '''National Archives of Algeria'''
-rue Hassan Ben-namane
-POB n 38
-Brikahadem, Algiers
-'''Ministry of Foreign Affairs'''
+rue Hassan Ben-namane<br>
-Plateau des Anassers
+POB n 38<br>
-Kouba, 16000
+Brikahadem, Algiers<br>
-Algiers, Algeria
+Telephone: (213) 021 54 16 20/21<br>
-+213 21 50 43 43
+Email: informatique@archives-dgan.gov.dz<br>
+or dgan@archives-dgan.gov.dz<br>
+[http://www.archives-dgan.gov.dz/ Website]
-==Background==
+==Background ==
+* The '''National Archives of Algeria''' holds the administrative records of the Algerian government since its independence in 1962, as well as older Sharia court records from the '''Ottoman''' to the French colonial periods. (see "Information Recorded in the Records").
-The French attempted 19 census of the area between 1830-1962. While these censuses do provide information about both the native Algerians and French populations, there is more information about Europeans living in Algeria.<ref>National Overseas Archives, "Prefecture of Oran, Population, Sub-series 1G," Europeans in Algeria (1830-1962), https://europalg.huma-num.fr/s/guide-des-sources/item-set/319, accessed September 4, 2024.</ref> The last census while Algeria was under French rule was in 1960. Additional censuses were also created in 1966, 1977, 1987, 1998, and 2020.
+* The '''French''' attempted 19 census of the area between 1830-1962. While these censuses do provide information about both the native Algerians and French populations, there is more information about Europeans living in Algeria.<ref>National Overseas Archives, "Prefecture of Oran, Population, Sub-series 1G," Europeans in Algeria (1830-1962), https://europalg.huma-num.fr/s/guide-des-sources/item-set/319, accessed September 4, 2024.</ref>
 ==Information Recorded in the Records==
-*The census records found in the ''Département d'Oran, fonds de la préfecture, sous-série 1 G, population Archival'' (1906, 1911, 1931, 1954) contain the following information about Algerian citizens: Births, marriages, deaths, population statistics and movements.
+* The '''National Archives of Algeria''' contain the administrative documents of the Algerian government since 1962, likely including the census records of 1966, 1977, 1987, 1998, and 2020. The older Sharia Courts Series obtained from the French in 1974 dates back to the '''Ottoman''' period and includes the following records: probate, marriage, divorce, declarations of lineage, and inheritance. This [https://web.archive.org/web/20081230102741/http://www.archives-dgan.gov.dz/Bulletin/Bull03-05.pdf '''document'''] (Arabic) describes the holdings of the Archive.
+*The census records found in the ''Département d'Oran, fonds de la préfecture, sous-série 1 G, population Archival'' (1906, 1911, 1931, 1954) contain the following information about Algerian (mostly European) citizens: Births, marriages, deaths, population statistics and movements.
-*The censuses created in 1966, 1977, 1987, 1998, and 2020 include the following information: Name, age, sex, household relationships.
 ==Strategy==
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-==References==
+==References ==
 [[Category:Algeria]]
 [[Category:Census records by country|Algeria]]
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