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==Resources==
==How to Find the Records==
===Online Resources===
 
* [https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Bahrain.html U.S. State Department Reciprocity and Civil Documents] - (Bahrain) Contains information about record-keeping practices in Bahrain and offices to contact
===Offices to Contact===
===Offices to Contact===
'''Information & eGovernment Authority'''<br>
'''Information & eGovernment Authority'''<br>
iGA - Adliya<br>
iGA - Adliya<br>
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[http://www.iga.gov.bh/en/category/contact Website]<br>
[http://www.iga.gov.bh/en/category/contact Website]<br>


==Historical Background==
==Background==


Registration of births and deaths was transferred from the Ministry of Health to the Information and eGovernment Authority in 2019. Soon all related services will be handled by the Information and eGovernment Authority.<ref>Kingdom of Bahrain Ministry of Health, [https://www.moh.gov.bh/eServices/DeathCertificateRequest Birth and Death Certificate Services], (accessed 12 August 2020).</ref>
Registration of births and deaths was transferred from the Ministry of Health to the Information and eGovernment Authority in 2019. Soon all related services will be handled by the Information and eGovernment Authority.<ref>Kingdom of Bahrain Ministry of Health, [https://www.moh.gov.bh/eServices/DeathCertificateRequest Birth and Death Certificate Services], (accessed 12 August 2020).</ref>
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The British Handbook may also be a resource. The British produced handbooks to provide their officials with an overview of the land, people, and politics of the region. The Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf includes coverage over the region of current day Bahrain. It was known at the time as the Trucial States of Oman.
The British Handbook may also be a resource. The British produced handbooks to provide their officials with an overview of the land, people, and politics of the region. The Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf includes coverage over the region of current day Bahrain. It was known at the time as the Trucial States of Oman.


==Census Records==
===Coverage and Compliance===
1882: Ottoman Census. Includes men and possibly women. <br/>1941: National Census - 82% Bahraini, 12% Non-Bahraini
Information may include:
*Gender
*Age
*Head of Household
*Relationship to Head of Household


Other Census Years include: 1941, 1950, 1959, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2001, 2010.
==Information Recorded in the Records==


==Coverage and Compliance==
===Birth Records===


*Name of child
*Date of birth
*Sex
*Place of birth
*Names of parents
*Ages of parents
*Occupations of parents
*Date and place of parents' marriage
*Registration date


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


*Names of bride and groom
*Birthdates of bride and groom
*Birthplaces of bride and groom
*Nationalities of bride and groom
*Marriage date
*Marriage place


===Death Records===
== Strategy ==


== References ==
== References ==

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Resources[edit | edit source]

Online Resources[edit | edit source]

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

Information & eGovernment Authority
iGA - Adliya
Building 165, Road 3605, Block 336
Adliya, P.O. Box 33305
Manama - Kingdom of Bahrain
Telephone: +973 17377277
National Contact Center: 8000 8001
Website Website

Background[edit | edit source]

Registration of births and deaths was transferred from the Ministry of Health to the Information and eGovernment Authority in 2019. Soon all related services will be handled by the Information and eGovernment Authority.[1]

Information concerning Birth and Death Certificates.

The British Handbook may also be a resource. The British produced handbooks to provide their officials with an overview of the land, people, and politics of the region. The Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf includes coverage over the region of current day Bahrain. It was known at the time as the Trucial States of Oman.

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Birth Records[edit | edit source]

  • Name of child
  • Date of birth
  • Sex
  • Place of birth
  • Names of parents
  • Ages of parents
  • Occupations of parents
  • Date and place of parents' marriage
  • Registration date

Marriage Records[edit | edit source]

  • Names of bride and groom
  • Birthdates of bride and groom
  • Birthplaces of bride and groom
  • Nationalities of bride and groom
  • Marriage date
  • Marriage place

Death Records[edit | edit source]

Strategy[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Kingdom of Bahrain Ministry of Health, Birth and Death Certificate Services, (accessed 12 August 2020).