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Guide to Syria ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
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Syria, formally the Syrian Arab Republic, is located in the Middle East and is bordered by Lebanon, Türkiye, Iraq, Jordan, and Israel. The offical language is Arabic.[1] Syria was under Ottoman and France control before its independence in 1946. Historically, the term "Syria" referred to a much larger area encompassing parts of modern Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, and Jordan. HIstorical records from this region may be listed as being from Syria even if they do not fall wtihin the nation's modern boundaries.
Syria Map
Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Syria. Click on a place below to go to the corresponding Wiki article listing more information.
References
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Syria," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria, accessed 21 April 2016.