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Guide to '''Kuwait ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
==Information==
Kuwait is in the Middle East bordered by [[Iraq Genealogy|Iraq]] and [[Saudi Arabia Genealogy|Saudi Arabia]]. The official language is Arabic.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Kuwait," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait, accessed 27 April 2016.</ref>


The city of Kuwait dates back to the 18th century. After a brief period as a [[England Genealogy|British]] protectorate after World War I, Kuwait became an independent state in 1961.
== Getting started with Kuwait research  ==


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==Kuwait Map==
== Jurisdictions  ==
Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Kuwait.


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*[[Kuwait Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]
*[[Kuwait Biography|Biography]]
*[[Kuwait Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Kuwait Census|Census]]
*[[Kuwait Church Directories|Church Directories]]
*[[Kuwait Church History|Church History]]
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*[[Kuwait Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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*[[Kuwait Dwellings|Dwellings]]
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*[[Kuwait Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Kuwait Nobility|Nobility]]
*[[Kuwait Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
*[[Kuwait Occupations|Occupations]]
*[[Kuwait Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[Kuwait Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Kuwait Religions|Religions]]
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==References==
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Research Tools[edit | edit source]

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In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by:


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