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*"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." <ref>Sandra Hasser Bennett, Genealogy Today</ref> | *"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." <ref>Sandra Hasser Bennett, Genealogy Today</ref> | ||
*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. | *Each village within Lebanon has a Mukhtar that is in charge of keeping records. See [[Lebanon Mukhtar Records|Lebanon 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. | *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. | ||
==Historical Background== | ==Historical Background== | ||