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{{breadcrumb | link1=[[Libya_Genealogy|Libya]] | link2= | link3= | link4= | link5=[[Libya Civil Registration|Civil Registration]] }} ==How to Find the Records== ===Offices to Contact=== The main office of the Civil Registry Documents and Access is in Tripoli. "...each municipality has a civil registration office where birth, marriage, divorce and death must be registered".<ref>Refworld, [https://www.refworld.org/docid/585a7ef84.html Libya: Civil Registry Authority (CRA)], (accessed 15 November 2022)</ref> Marriages and divorces are also kept by the religious law courts. For additional help, contact: :[https://www.embassyoflibyadc.org/ Embassy of Libya]<br> :1460 Dahlia St NW<br> :Washington, DC 20012 :Telephone: (202) 944-9601 ==Historical Background== The Ottomans took control of Libya in 1551. Slaves from Europe and many Blacks slaves from Sudan were sent to Tripoli. In 1551, almost the entire population (about 5,000 people) of the Maltese island of Gozo were sent to Libya as slaves. Italy ruled Libya from 1912-1943. From 1943 to 1951, the Allies (British and French) occupied Libya. Libya declared independence 24 December 1951.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libya#History Libya History], (accessed 20 January 2023).</ref> ==Coverage and Compliance== "The minimum age for marriage is 18 for both men and women, although judges may permit those younger than 18 to marry."<ref>U.S. Department of State, [https://www.state.gov/reports/2021-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/libya 2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Libya], (accessed 15 November 2022)</ref> ==Information Recorded in the Records== ===Birth Records=== *Name of child *Names of parents *Date *Place *Nationality of parents *Religion of parents *If born outside of a hospital, two witnesses are needed<ref name="Institute" /> ===Marriage Records=== *Date of marriage *Date of registration *Place of marriage *Type of marriage *Age of the bride and groom *Marital status *Place of usual residence<ref name="Institute">International Institute for Vital Registration and Statistics, 9650 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, [https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/crvs/documents/IIVRS_papers/IIVRS_paper47.pdf The Vital Registration and Statistics Systems in Libya and Its Improvement], (accessed 15 November 2022)</ref> ===Divorce Records=== *Date of marriage *Date of registration *Place of marriage *Type of marriage *Age of the bride and groom *Marital status *Place of usual residence *Number of dependent children *Duration of marriage<ref name="Institute" /> ===Death Records=== *Name of deceased *Date of death *Place of death *Cause of death *Occupation if over 15 years old<ref name="Institute" /> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Libya]][[Category:Civil Registration]]