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Birth, marriage, and death records were not kept by the Lebanese government until very recently. We have found three differing instructions for how to obtain information from them.
Lebanon has kept civil records since about 1920. Before that, they were part of the Ottoman Record, where records were kept as well. We have found four differing instructions for how to obtain information from birth, marriage, and death records.  


*Birth, death and marriage records are kept at the Office of the Registrar in each [[Lebanon#Jurisdictions|governate]] (called muhafazat). Copies can be obtained by submitting an application and paying a nominal fee, according to the [http://lebanon.usembassy.gov/public_records.html U.S. Embassy for Lebanon].


*Organisation of the civil registration system. The civil registration system in Lebanon is centralized. The General Directorate of Civil Affairs (under the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities) is responsible for the registration of vital events such as births, deaths, marriages and divorces.... There are 52 registry offices working under the central office through regional departments in 6 provinces. The primary registration unit is the mayor’s office in the village. The appointed civil registrars records vital events and issue certificate or permit (burial permit for deaths). The local registrar also reports civil registration data to higher level offices. Source: Technical Report on the Status of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in ESCWA Region, United Nations, ESA/STAT/2009/9
*Organisation of the civil registration system. The civil registration system in Lebanon is centralized. The General Directorate of Civil Affairs (under the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities) is responsible for the registration of vital events such as births, deaths, marriages and divorces.... There are 52 registry offices working under the central office through regional departments in 6 provinces. The primary registration unit is the mayor’s office in the village. The appointed civil registrars records vital events and issue certificate or permit (burial permit for deaths). The local registrar also reports civil registration data to higher level offices. Source: Technical Report on the Status of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in ESCWA Region, United Nations, ESA/STAT/2009/9


*"If you know the Arabic names and the appropriate dates, you may be able to obtain birth and death certificates from district or central offices of the Bureau of the Census. Address your inquiry to the Census Office in the community (i.e., village, city, county) where your ancestor lived." by Sandra Hasser Bennett, Genealogy Today
*"If you know the Arabic names and the appropriate dates, you may be able to obtain birth and death certificates from district or central offices of the Bureau of the Census. Address your inquiry to the Census Office in the community (i.e., village, city, county) where your ancestor lived." by Sandra Hasser Bennett, Genealogy Today
*Each village within Lebanon has a Mukhtar that is in charge of keeping records. See [[Mukhtar Records|Mukhtar Records]] to learn more about Mukhtars and how to contact them for birth, marriage, death, and residency records.
*Birth, death and marriage records are also kept at the Office of the Registrar in each [[Lebanon#Jurisdictions|governate]] (called muhafazat). Copies can be obtained by submitting an application and paying a nominal fee, according to the [http://lebanon.usembassy.gov/public_records.html U.S. Embassy for Lebanon]. Contact information for the Office of the Registrar in each district can be found on the appropriate district page, seen below.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! District قضاء !! Governorate محافظة
|-
| [[Beirut, Lebanon Genealogy|Beirut بيروت]]||Beirut بيروت
|-
| [[Akkar, Lebanon Genaelogy|Akkar عكار]] || Akkar عكار
|-
| [[Miniyeh-Danniyeh, Lebanon Genealogy|Miniyeh-Danniyeh الضنية]]|| North الشمال
|-
| [[Zgharta, Lebanon Genealogy|Zgharta زغرتا]]|| North الشمال
|-
| [[Koura, Lebanon Genealogy|Koura الكورة‎]]|| North الشمال
|-
| [[Batroun, Lebanon Genealogy|Batroun البترون‎]]|| North الشمال
|-
| [[Bsharri, Lebanon Genealogy|Bsharri بشري]]|| North الشمال
|-
| [[Tripoli, Lebanon Genealogy|Tripoli طرابلس]] || North الشمال
|-
| [[Hermel, Lebanon Genealogy|Hermel الهرمل]]|| Baalbek-Hermel بعلبك - الهرمل
|-
| [[Baalbek, Lebanon Genealogy|Baalbek بعلبك]]|| Baalbek-Hermel بعلبك - الهرمل
|-
| [[Byblos, Lebanon Genealogy|Byblos جبيل]]|| Mount Lebanon جبل لبنان
|-
| [[Keserwan, Lebanon Genealogy|Keserwan كسروان]]|| Mount Lebanon جبل لبنان
|-
| [[Matn, Lebanon Genealogy|Matn المتن]]|| Mount Lebanon جبل لبنان
|-
| [[Baabda, Lebanon Genealogy|Baabda بعبدا]]|| Mount Lebanon جبل لبنان
|-
| [[Aley, Lebanon Genealogy|Aley عاليه]]|| Mount Lebanon جبل لبنان
|-
| [[Chouf, Lebanon Genealogy|Chouf الشوف]]|| Mount Lebanon جبل لبنان
|-
| [[Zahlé, Lebanon Genealogy|Zahlé زحلة]]|| Beqaa البقاع
|-
| [[Western Beqaa, Lebanon Genealogy|Western Beqaa البقاع الغربي]]|| Beqaa البقاع
|-
| [[Rashaya, Lebanon Genealogy|Rashaya راشيا]]|| Beqaa البقاع
|-
| [[Hasbaya, Lebanon Genealogy|Hasbaya حاصبيا]]|| Nabatieh النبطية
|-
| [[Marjeyoun, Lebanon Genealogy|Marjeyoun مرجعيون]]|| Nabatieh النبطية
|-
| [[Nabatieh, Lebanon Genealogy|Nabatieh النبطية]]|| Nabatieh النبطية
|-
| [[Bint Jbeil, Lebanon Genealogy|Bint Jbeil بنت جبيل]]|| Nabatieh النبطية
|-
| [[Tyre, Lebanon Genealogy|Tyre صور]]|| South الجنوب
|-
| [[Sidon, Lebanon Genealogy|Sidon صيدا]]|| South الجنوب
|-
| [[Jezzine, Lebanon Genealogy|Jezzine جزين]]|| South الجنوب
|}


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Lebanon has kept civil records since about 1920. Before that, they were part of the Ottoman Record, where records were kept as well. We have found four differing instructions for how to obtain information from birth, marriage, and death records.


  • Organisation of the civil registration system. The civil registration system in Lebanon is centralized. The General Directorate of Civil Affairs (under the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities) is responsible for the registration of vital events such as births, deaths, marriages and divorces.... There are 52 registry offices working under the central office through regional departments in 6 provinces. The primary registration unit is the mayor’s office in the village. The appointed civil registrars records vital events and issue certificate or permit (burial permit for deaths). The local registrar also reports civil registration data to higher level offices. Source: Technical Report on the Status of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in ESCWA Region, United Nations, ESA/STAT/2009/9
  • "If you know the Arabic names and the appropriate dates, you may be able to obtain birth and death certificates from district or central offices of the Bureau of the Census. Address your inquiry to the Census Office in the community (i.e., village, city, county) where your ancestor lived." by Sandra Hasser Bennett, Genealogy Today
  • Each village within Lebanon has a Mukhtar that is in charge of keeping records. See Mukhtar Records to learn more about Mukhtars and how to contact them for birth, marriage, death, and residency records.
  • Birth, death and marriage records are also kept at the Office of the Registrar in each governate (called muhafazat). Copies can be obtained by submitting an application and paying a nominal fee, according to the U.S. Embassy for Lebanon. Contact information for the Office of the Registrar in each district can be found on the appropriate district page, seen below.
District قضاء Governorate محافظة
Beirut بيروت Beirut بيروت
Akkar عكار Akkar عكار
Miniyeh-Danniyeh الضنية North الشمال
Zgharta زغرتا North الشمال
Koura الكورة‎ North الشمال
Batroun البترون‎ North الشمال
Bsharri بشري North الشمال
Tripoli طرابلس North الشمال
Hermel الهرمل Baalbek-Hermel بعلبك - الهرمل
Baalbek بعلبك Baalbek-Hermel بعلبك - الهرمل
Byblos جبيل Mount Lebanon جبل لبنان
Keserwan كسروان Mount Lebanon جبل لبنان
Matn المتن Mount Lebanon جبل لبنان
Baabda بعبدا Mount Lebanon جبل لبنان
Aley عاليه Mount Lebanon جبل لبنان
Chouf الشوف Mount Lebanon جبل لبنان
Zahlé زحلة Beqaa البقاع
Western Beqaa البقاع الغربي Beqaa البقاع
Rashaya راشيا Beqaa البقاع
Hasbaya حاصبيا Nabatieh النبطية
Marjeyoun مرجعيون Nabatieh النبطية
Nabatieh النبطية Nabatieh النبطية
Bint Jbeil بنت جبيل Nabatieh النبطية
Tyre صور South الجنوب
Sidon صيدا South الجنوب
Jezzine جزين South الجنوب
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