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==How to Find the Records==
==Resources==
===Online Resources===
*'''1883-1917''' {{FSC|34209|title-id|disp=Nüfūs registers (Ottoman census and population registers of Palestine), 1883-1917, }}(*); Israel State Archives at FamilySearch Catalog-images
*[https://digitalcollections.aucegypt.edu/digital/collection/p15795coll54/search Marriage Certificates Collection] at The American University in Cairo - images
*[https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Egypt.html U.S. State Department Reciprocity and Civil Documents] - (Egypt) Contains information about record-keeping practices in Egypt and offices to contact
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=egypt British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Egypt] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-banns-and-marriages?country=egypt British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Egypt] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+deaths+and+burials&sid=103&country=egypt British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Egypt] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+civil+service+evidence+of+age&sid=103&country=egypt British Civil Service Evidence Of Age, Egypt] at Findmypast - index & images ($)


===Online Collections===
===Offices to Contact===
 
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=egypt British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Egypt] at Findmypast; index & images ($)
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-banns-and-marriages?country=egypt British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Egypt] at Findmypast; index & images ($)
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+deaths+and+burials&sid=103&country=egypt British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Egypt] at Findmypast; index & images ($)
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+civil+service+evidence+of+age&sid=103&country=egypt British Civil Service Evidence Of Age, Egypt] at Findmypast; index & images ($)


===Offices to Contact===
'''Department of Civil Status'''


"Organisation of the civil registration system
Ministry of Interior<br>
2. The civil registration system in Egypt is centralized. In Egypt there are 27
Magles El Shaab Street<br>
governorates, among which 4 are urban and 23 are rural. These governorates
Kasr El Aini St<br>
are further divided into centers/towns and villages. There are 4417 local health
Cairo, Egypt<br>
units in the country registering births, deaths and foetal deaths. Registration of
Telephone: +20 7958014<br>
marriages and divorces is the responsibility of Family Affairs Courts (a total of
231) and Real Estate Publicity Department (2 of them, located in Cairo and
Alexandria). All the information collected at the local registration office is
eventually sent to Department of Civil Status (under the Ministry of Interior)
through the provincial level civil registration offices and centers (27 in total)." <ref>UN Statistics Wiki, [https://unstats.un.org/wiki/display/CRAVS/Civil+Registration+and+Vital+Statistics+System+in+Egypt Civil Registration and Vital Statistics System in Egypt], (accessed 16 December 2021)].</ref>


==Historical Background==
==Background==


Civil registration began in 1839, though only births and deaths.<ref>Thomas Jay Kemp, “International Vital Records Handbook, 7th Edition,” Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. Baltimore : 2017.</ref>
Civil registration began in 1839, though only births and deaths.<ref>Thomas Jay Kemp, “International Vital Records Handbook, 7th Edition,” Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. Baltimore : 2017.</ref>
In 1907, the Ottoman Empire made a decree that expanded record keeping by penalizing those who did not comply. As a result, there is a greater microdata coverage after 1907, and sparse coverage prior to 1907.
In 1907, the Ottoman Empire made a decree that expanded record keeping by penalizing those who did not comply. As a result, there is a greater microdata coverage after 1907, and sparse coverage prior to 1907.


==Coverage and Compliance==
4417 local health units register births, deaths and fetal deaths. Registration of marriages and divorces is done by 231 Family Affairs Courts and 2 Real Estate Publicity Departments (located in Cairo and Alexandria).<ref>UN Statistics Wiki, [https://unstats.un.org/wiki/display/CRAVS/Civil+Registration+and+Vital+Statistics+System+in+Egypt Civil Registration and Vital Statistics System in Egypt], (accessed 16 December 2021)].</ref><br>
 
==Information Recorded in the Records==


Adoption is illegal in Egypt.<ref>U.S. Department of State-Bureau of Consular Affairs, [https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Egypt.html Egypt], Washington, D.C. 20520, (accessed 29 September 2022).</ref><br>


===Coverage and Compliance===


==Census Records==
==Information Recorded in the Records==
1848 Census:
==Strategy==
Includes the following key fields:
*Name
*Relationship to head of household
*Gender
*Age
*Legal Status (free, slave, or emancipated slave)
*Nationality
*Ethnicity
*Religion
*Place of Origin
*Occupation
*School enrollment for male children
*Infirmities
*Physical Description (in rural provinces)
 
Microdata for most census through 19th and early 20th century did not survive, and were destroyed by choice or by chance.
 
Nationwide censuses from 1986-present day have survived.


==References==
==References==

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Offices to Contact

Department of Civil Status

Ministry of Interior
Magles El Shaab Street
Kasr El Aini St
Cairo, Egypt
Telephone: +20 7958014

Background

Civil registration began in 1839, though only births and deaths.[1] In 1907, the Ottoman Empire made a decree that expanded record keeping by penalizing those who did not comply. As a result, there is a greater microdata coverage after 1907, and sparse coverage prior to 1907.

4417 local health units register births, deaths and fetal deaths. Registration of marriages and divorces is done by 231 Family Affairs Courts and 2 Real Estate Publicity Departments (located in Cairo and Alexandria).[2]

Adoption is illegal in Egypt.[3]

Coverage and Compliance

Information Recorded in the Records

Strategy

References

  1. ↑ Thomas Jay Kemp, “International Vital Records Handbook, 7th Edition,” Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. Baltimore : 2017.
  2. ↑ UN Statistics Wiki, Civil Registration and Vital Statistics System in Egypt, (accessed 16 December 2021)].
  3. ↑ U.S. Department of State-Bureau of Consular Affairs, Egypt, Washington, D.C. 20520, (accessed 29 September 2022).
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