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Namibia

Guide to Namibia ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Country Information

Namibia is a country in Africa bordered by Angola, Zambia, Botswana, and South Africa. It was formerly under the rule of Germany and South Africa. The official language is English.^[1]

Namibia Online Genealogy Records

Online
Research Help

Getting
Started

Namibia Map

Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Namibia.

ǁKaras

Zambezi

Otjozondjupa

Omusati

Oshana

Oshikoto

Ohangwena

Hardap

Kunene

Erongo

Omaheke

Khomas

Kavango

Regions

Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Namibia. Namibia is divided into the following regions:

ǁKaras Region
Erongo
Hardap
Kavango
Khomas

Kunene
Ohangwena
Omaheke
Omusati
Oshana

Oshikoto
Otjozondjupa
Zambezi

References

↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Namibia," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia, accessed 25 April 2016.

[1] Wikipedia contributors, "Namibia," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia, accessed 25 April 2016.

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 ==Country Information==
 Namibia is a country in Africa bordered by [[Angola Genealogy|Angola]], [[Zambia Genealogy|Zambia]], [[Botswana Genealogy|Botswana]], and [[South Africa Genealogy|South Africa]]. It was formerly under the rule of [[Germany Genealogy|Germany]] and [[South Africa Genealogy|South Africa]]. The official language is English.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Namibia," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia, accessed 25 April 2016.</ref>
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-*[[Namibia Civil Registration]]
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-<h3>Namibia Research Tools</h3>
-Links to articles and websites that assist in Namibia research.
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~thecohens/birthindexes.html Free International Birth Records]
-*[http://genforum.genealogy.com/namibia/ Namibia Genealogy Forum]
-*[http://www.libdex.com/data/7/3840.html Libdex Namibia University]
-*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail_country-nam.html#AFR-NAMIBIA Namibia Mailing List]
-*[http://www.genealogy.com/forum/regional/countries/topics/namibia/pg-2/ Genealogy Namibia]
-*[http://hayesgreene.blogspot.com/2013/06/on-recent-trip-to-namibia-we-did-some.html Blogspot] with information on where records can be found.
-*[http://www.kindredtrails.com/namibia.html Kindred Rails] Namibia Genealogy and Family History Records
-*[http://forebears.io/namibia Forebears in Africa]
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 *Omusati
 *Oshana
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 *Oshikoto
 *Otjozondjupa
 *Zambezi
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+|}
-==FamilySearch Resources==
-Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in resourcing your family.
-*[[Genealogy Help on Facebook|Facebook Communities]] - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
-*[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/home.html Learning Center] - Online genealogy courses
-*[https://familysearch.org/search/ Historical Records]
-*[https://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator?c=Namibia Family History Center locator map]
 ==References==
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+[[Category:Namibia]]
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