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{{Jordan | {{CountrySidebar | ||
|Country=Jordan | |||
|Name=Jordan | |||
|Type=Topic | |||
|Topic Type=Records | |||
|Records=Civil Registration | |||
|Rating=Standardized | |||
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| link1=[[Jordan Genealogy|Jordan]] | | link1=[[Jordan Genealogy|Jordan]] | ||
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| link5=[[Jordan Civil Registration|Civil Registration]] | | link5=[[Jordan Civil Registration|Civil Registration]] | ||
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== | ==Resources== | ||
===Online Resources=== | |||
* [https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Jordan.html U.S. State Department Reciprocity and Civil Documents] - (Jordan) Contains information about record-keeping practices in Jordan and offices to contact | |||
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=jordan British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms] at Findmypast - index & images ($) | |||
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20banns%20and%20marriages&country=jordan~jordan&sid=999 British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages] at Findmypast - index & images ($) | |||
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20deaths%20and%20burials&country=jordan&sid=999 British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials] at Findmypast - index & images ($) | |||
=== | ===Offices to Contact=== | ||
[https://hazine.info/tag/jordan-en/ National Library in Amman]<br> | |||
[https://hazine.info/tag/jordan-en/ National Library in Amman] | |||
[https://nl.gov.jo/Ar/Pages/%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%B5%D9%84_%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7 Department of the National Library]<br> | [https://nl.gov.jo/Ar/Pages/%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%B5%D9%84_%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7 Department of the National Library]<br> | ||
Number 9 Haroun Al Rasheed St 9<br> | Number 9 Haroun Al Rasheed St 9<br> | ||
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Amman, Jordan<br> | Amman, Jordan<br> | ||
Telephone: +962 6 566 2845 | Telephone: +962 6 566 2845<br> | ||
::::06-5662791<br> | |||
Fax: 065662867<br> | Fax: 065662867<br> | ||
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'''Marriage contracts''' are at Islamic law court [sharia] archives in various cities.<ref name="profile" /> | '''Marriage contracts''' are at Islamic law court [sharia] archives in various cities.<ref name="profile" /> | ||
== | ==Background== | ||
Time period: 1921-present. Early years only included Europeans. Registration of the general populous became compulsory in 1957. | Time period: 1921-present. Early years only included Europeans. Registration of the general populous became compulsory in 1957. | ||
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Time period of marriage contracts: 1400-present.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Jordan,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 2000.</ref> | Time period of marriage contracts: 1400-present.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Jordan,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 2000.</ref> | ||
==Coverage and Compliance== | ===Coverage and Compliance=== | ||
Population coverage: Before 1957, 5%; after 1957, as high as 80%. | Population coverage: Before 1957, 5%; after 1957, as high as 80%. | ||
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*Parents’ names | *Parents’ names | ||
*Children’s names<ref name="profile" /> | *Children’s names<ref name="profile" /> | ||
== Strategy == | |||
== References == | == References == | ||