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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 is divided into the following governorates:<Br>
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Revision as of 13:07, 7 October 2010

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Jurisdictions[edit | edit source]

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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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