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==Coverage and Compliance==
==Coverage and Compliance==
Since July 1925, all Iranian citizens, in or out of the country, are required to have a birth certificate.<ref>Global Health Data Exchange (GHDx), [https://ghdx.healthdata.org/series/iran-civil-registration-recorded-births#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20the%20National,to%20have%20a%20birth%20certificate Iran Civil Registration Recorded Births], (accessed 7 April 2023).]</ref>


==Information Recorded in the Records==
==Information Recorded in the Records==

Revision as of 15:24, 7 April 2023

Iran Wiki Topics
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Beginning Research
Record Types
Iran Background
Local Research Resources

How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Online Collections[edit | edit source]


Several records of the Great Britain Consulates from the following locations:

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

Governmental Civil Registration Office
PCG5+65X District 6
Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran

Telephone: +98 21 8871 2662

National Organization for Civil Registration
MCP4+MQ4 District 11
Tehran, Iran

Telephone: +98 21 6674 2876

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

Over the centuries, Iran has been invaded by several nations, including Turks, Mongols, Ilkhans, the Timurids, Safavids, and Russians, so has a mixture of races.[1]

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Since July 1925, all Iranian citizens, in or out of the country, are required to have a birth certificate.[2]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Wikipedia contributors, Iran, (accessed 7 October 2022).
  2. Global Health Data Exchange (GHDx), Iran Civil Registration Recorded Births, (accessed 7 April 2023).]