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==How to Find the Records==
==Resources==
===Online Resources===
*'''1925-1964''' {{FSC|3355711|title-id|disp=Syria, British births and marriages and consular correspondence of war cemeteries at Damascus, el-Mezze, and Aleppo, Syria., 1925-1964}}(*); National Archives (Great Britain) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1934-1944''' {{FSC|643230|title-id|disp=Registers of births, marriages, deaths in Damascus, Syria, 1934-1944,}}(*); Great Britain. Consulate (Damascus, Syria) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
* [https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Syria.html U.S. State Department Reciprocity and Civil Documents] - (Syria) Contains information about record-keeping practices in Syria and offices to contact
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=syria British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-banns-and-marriages?country=syria British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+deaths+and+burials&sid=103&country=syria British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials] at Findmypast - index & images ($)


===Offices to Contact===
===Offices to Contact===


The Directorate of Civil Affairs in the Ministry of Interior in Syria is the authority in charge of the registration of birth, death, marriage, divorce and the correction of records, in addition to issuing ID cards and family booklets for Syrian nationals.  
The Directorate of Civil Affairs in the Ministry of Interior is in charge of the registration of birth, death, marriage, and divorce, as well as ID cards and family booklets.<ref>Syrian Arab Republic, Ministry of Interior, Civil Affairs Directorate and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), [https://data.unhcr.org/en/documents/details/69169 Civil Documentation and Registration in the Syrian Arab Republic], (accessed 30 December 2022).</ref>


Ministry of Interior<br>
Ministry of Interior<br>
Merjeh Square<br>
Merjeh Square<br>
Damascus, Syria<br>
Damascus, Syria<br>
Telephone: +963 11 2219400<br>
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{{Block indent|+963 11 2220220<br>|4}}
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[https://www.facebook.com/Syr.Interior.Lib Library of the Ministry of the Interior in the Syrian Arab Republic]<br>
[https://www.facebook.com/Syr.Interior.Lib Library of the Ministry of the Interior in the Syrian Arab Republic]<br>
[civilaffair-moi.gov.sy The General Directorate for Civil Affairs website] This is not working.


"Upon certification by the presiding judge, the marriage is documented and each spouse receives an attested copy of the marriage contract, containing its date and serial number. The court will then transmit the original marriage contract to the civil registry office in its operational area, which will record the marriage and forward the information to the civil registry office where the respective spouse’s records are kept, where their individual marital status’ will be updated (from single/divorced/widowed to married), and to transfer and merge the wife’s civil registry record to/with the one of the husband."<ref>Syrian Arab Republic. Ministry of Interior. Civil Affairs Directorate and UNHRC Refugee Agency. [https://www.unhcr.org/sy/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/09/Personal-Documentation-En-Jul-2018.pdf Personal Documentation, Civil Documentation and Registration in the Syrian Arab Republic], (accessed 22 July 2022)</ref>
==Background==


Information about births are submitted to the civil registry department (al-nufus), either where the father’s civil records are kept or where the birth took place.
In 1516, Syria was conquered by the Ottoman Empire.  After WWI, France had control of the area of Syria.  In April 1946, Syria became an independent republic.


Registration of the birth of a foreigner’s child in the Syrian Arab Republic
===Coverage and Compliance===
A birth attestation issued by the mukhtar of the area where the birth took place on the basis of the birth notification obtained from the hospital or the (registered) midwife.
22.Copies of the non-Syrian parents’ national passports.
33.A copy of the non-Syrian parents’ marriage certificate.
1 This may include the case of a child born out of wedlock where both parents refuse its recognition.


Regardless of the type of divorce, a divorce only becomes effective following its pronouncement by the competent religious court. Following the court’s decision, it will send an attested copy of the divorce judgment to the civil registry that maintained the married couple’s records, which, upon verification of the documentation will record the divorce of the concerned individuals."
==Information Recorded in the Records==
 
 
Death record is submitted to the civil registry office where the deceased’s records are kept, for the death to be recorded, and the death certificate will be provided to the applicant, after being duly signed and stamped by the civil registrar.
 
 
The registration of the death of a stillborn child is conducted through an attestation
provided by the treating hospital or from the mukhtar, along with the signatures of two
witnesses. In addition, the person who prepares the death attestation shall mention
the term “a stillborn child” next to the name of the child, whereupon the death will be
registered.
 
A person incurs in an accident and subsequently dies in hospital, how will such a death be registered?
the civil registry where the accident occurred in order to register the death and issue the death certificate.
 
Registration of deaths of Syrians outside of Syria
The foreign death certificate will be submitted to the responsible Syrian embassy/consulate. The death certificate will then be sent by the Syrian consul to the Syrian Ministry of Interior, which will send the death certificate to the civil registry where the deceased person’s civil register is kept in order to verify and to record the death on the deceased person’s civil registry record.
 
Registration of deaths of non-Syrians inside Syria
 
The death of a foreign national in Syria is registered in the so-called ‘record of deaths’ as maintained by the civil registry department at the place where the death occurred. On the basis of a death attestation issued by the hospital where the death took place, or, where the death took place outside a hospital, from the mukhtar, accompanied by a medical report, the civil registrar will send a copy of the individual’s death certificate to the Department of Immigration and Passports in Damascus - Ministry of Interior -or its branches in the governorates. Upon request, a concerned person (e.g. family member, spouse, etc.) will be provided with a copy of the death certificate.
 
==Historical Background==


==Coverage and Compliance==
===National ID Cards (1947-Present)===  


==Information Recorded in the Records==
'''National ID Cards''' (1947-Present) <br>
Includes:
*Names
*Names
*Date of Birth
*Date of Birth
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*Date and City of Issuance
*Date and City of Issuance


'''Family Booklets''' (1947-present) <br>
===Family Booklets (1947-present) ===
Issued at time of marriage. Includes:
 
Issued at time of marriage
*Husband and Wife Names
*Husband and Wife Names
*Date of Birth
*Date of Birth
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*Children's Names
*Children's Names
*Date of Birth and Place of Birth
*Date of Birth and Place of Birth
===Birth Records===
*Name
*Place of birth
*Date of birth
*Nationality
*Names of parents
===Marriage Records===
*Date
*Place
*Names of bride and groom
*Serial number
===Death Records===
*Date
*Place
*Name of deceased
==Strategy==


== References ==
== References ==
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Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

The Directorate of Civil Affairs in the Ministry of Interior is in charge of the registration of birth, death, marriage, and divorce, as well as ID cards and family booklets.[1]

Ministry of Interior
Merjeh Square
Damascus, Syria

Telephone: +963 11 2219400

+963 11 2219401
+963 11 2220220
+963 11 2210404[2]

Library of the Ministry of the Interior in the Syrian Arab Republic

Background[edit | edit source]

In 1516, Syria was conquered by the Ottoman Empire. After WWI, France had control of the area of Syria. In April 1946, Syria became an independent republic.

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

National ID Cards (1947-Present)[edit | edit source]

  • Names
  • Date of Birth
  • Mother and Father Name
  • Date and City of Issuance

Family Booklets (1947-present)[edit | edit source]

Issued at time of marriage

  • Husband and Wife Names
  • Date of Birth
  • Marriage date and place
  • Children's Names
  • Date of Birth and Place of Birth

Birth Records[edit | edit source]

  • Name
  • Place of birth
  • Date of birth
  • Nationality
  • Names of parents

Marriage Records[edit | edit source]

  • Date
  • Place
  • Names of bride and groom
  • Serial number

Death Records[edit | edit source]

  • Date
  • Place
  • Name of deceased

Strategy[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Syrian Arab Republic, Ministry of Interior, Civil Affairs Directorate and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), Civil Documentation and Registration in the Syrian Arab Republic, (accessed 30 December 2022).
  2. ↑ Open Sanctions, Syria Ministry of Interior,, (accessed 30 December 2022).

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