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===Offices to Contact=== | ===Offices to Contact=== | ||
Here are four | Here are four placces to obtain information from birth, marriage, and death records. | ||
The primary registration unit is the | *'''Ministry of Interior and Municipalities''' (Arabic: وزارة الداخلية والبلديات)<br> | ||
VFVQ+WF Beirut, Lebanon (Arabic: بيروت، لبنان)<br> | |||
Telephone: +961 1 754 200<br> | |||
*The primary registration unit is the office of the Mukhtar (head of the local government). 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. <br> | |||
*"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><br> | *"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><br> | ||
*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.<ref>[http://lebanon.usembassy.gov/public_records.html U.S. Embassy for Lebanon]</ref>. The contact information for the Office of the Registrar in each district can be found on the appropriate district page. Click below for the district you need:<br> | |||
*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 | |||
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*The civil registration system in Lebanon is centralized. 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> | *The civil registration system in Lebanon is centralized. 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== | ==Coverage and Compliance== | ||