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==Resources==
==How to Find the Records==
===Online Resources===
*'''1860-1940''' {{FSC|772540|title-id|disp=Marriage documents, wills, and death certificates from Tripoli, Libya, 1860-1940,}}(*); Great Britain. Consulate (Tripoli, Libya) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
* [https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Libya.html U.S. State Department Reciprocity and Civil Documents] - (Libya) Contains information about record-keeping practices in Libya and offices to contact


===Offices to Contact===
===Offices to Contact===
'''Civil Registry Authority'''<br>
Airport Highway<br>
Tripoli, Libya<br>
Telephone: +218 21 480 9630<br>
Email: info@moi.gov.ly<br>
[https://csc.gov.ly/en/portfolio/ministry-of-interior/ Website]


'''Embassy of Libya'''<br>
==Historical Background==
1460 Dahlia St NW<br>
Washington, DC 20012<br>
Telephone: (202) 944-9601<br>
Email: info@embassyoflibyadc.com<br>
[https://www.embassyoflibyadc.org/ Website]


==Background==
==Coverage and Compliance==
'''Ottoman Census of 1893''':<br>
Located in Nüfus ve Vatandaşlık İşleri Genel Müdürlüğü archives


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.
'''Census Years''': 1931, 1936, 1954, 1964, 1973, 1984, 1995, 2006
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==
==Information Recorded in the Records==
'''1954 and 1964 Censuses contain:'''
*Name
*Household Relationship
*Nature of Household (settled vs nomadic)
*Age
*Education
*Marital Status
*Health (disabilities)
*Sex
*Birth Place


===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>
:*Marriages and divorces are also kept by the religious law courts.
===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" />


==Strategy==
:*"...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>
== References ==
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Revision as of 17:47, 6 December 2021

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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Ottoman Census of 1893:
Located in Nüfus ve Vatandaşlık İşleri Genel Müdürlüğü archives

Census Years: 1931, 1936, 1954, 1964, 1973, 1984, 1995, 2006

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

1954 and 1964 Censuses contain:

  • Name
  • Household Relationship
  • Nature of Household (settled vs nomadic)
  • Age
  • Education
  • Marital Status
  • Health (disabilities)
  • Sex
  • Birth Place


References[edit | edit source]