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==How to Find the Records==
==How to Find the Records==


===Offices to Contact===
===Offices to Contact===
'''Information & eGovernment Authority'''<br>
iGA - Adliya<br>
Building 165, Road 3605, Block 336<br>
Adliya, P.O. Box 33305<br>
Manama - Kingdom of Bahrain<br>
Telephone: +973 17377277<br>
National Contact Center: 8000 8001 <br>
[https://www.iga.gov.bh/en/category/birth-and-death-certificates Website]
[http://www.iga.gov.bh/en/category/contact Website]<br>


==Historical Background==
==Historical 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>
Information concerning [http://www.iga.gov.bh/en/category/birth-and-death-certificates 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==
==Coverage and Compliance==
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==Information Recorded in the Records==
==Information Recorded in the Records==


===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
===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===




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[[Category:Bahrain]]
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How to Find the Records

Offices to Contact

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

Historical 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.[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

Information Recorded in the Records

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

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

References

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