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Here are four differing instructions for how to obtain information from birth, marriage, and death records. | |||
*"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 [[Lebanon Mukhtar Records|Lebanon 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]] | *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: | ||
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==Historical Background== | |||
Lebanon has kept civil records since about 1920. Before that, they were part of the Ottoman Record, where records were kept as well. | |||
*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.<ref>Technical Report on the Status of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in ESCWA Region, United Nations, ESA/STAT/2009/9</ref> | |||
==Coverage and Compliance== | |||
==Information Recorded in the Records== | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]
Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]
Here are four differing instructions for how to obtain information from birth, marriage, and death records.
- "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." [1]
- Each village within Lebanon has a Mukhtar that is in charge of keeping records. See 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 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 |
Historical Background[edit | edit source]
Lebanon has kept civil records since about 1920. Before that, they were part of the Ottoman Record, where records were kept as well.
- 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.[2]