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==Find the Records==
==Find the Records==
===Online Resources===
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'''For more information on Ottoman Nüfus Records (سجلات النفوس العثمانية), including content, locations, and how to access them, please see [[Palestine, Ottoman Census and Population Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records|Palestine, Ottoman Census and Population Registers]].'''
* '''1876-1917''' {{RecordSearch|4496121|Palestine, Ottoman Census and Population Registers, 1876-1917}} at FamilySearch - index & images
*'''1883-1917 -''' {{FSC|34209|item|disp=Nüfūs registers (Ottoman census and population registers of Palestine), 1883-1917}}. Includes birth, marriage, divorce, and death records. These records can only be accessed at a [https://www.familysearch.org/fhcenters/locations/ FamilySearch center] or a [https://www.familysearch.org/fhcenters/locations/ FamilySearch affiliate library].
::These records are in [[Turkish Genealogical Word List|Ottoman Turkish]] (Turkish in [[Arabic Genealogical Word List|Arabic]] script) except for seven books of the Ashkenazi community in Jerusalem, which are in Hebrew. The collection consists of 7 types of registers: preliminary registers; basic registers; early population registers; registers of births, marriages, divorces and changes of address; registers of men of military age; registers of foreigners; and [[Lebanon Mukhtar Records|Mukhtars]]' registers. Registers are arranged into 10 districts, each including cities (divided into neighborhoods) and villages in present day Palestine, [[Israel Genealogy|Israel]], and parts of [[Jordan Genealogy|Jordan]] and [[Egypt Genealogy|Egypt]]. Registration within each locality is according to religious affiliation. The collection also includes a catalog in English, created by the Israel State Archives (the current owners of the archives), which includes general background information about the registers, a locality index and detailed descriptions of the contents of each register.
===Offices to Contact===
===Offices to Contact===
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==Background==
==Background==
===Types of Censuses===
===Types of Censuses===
===Coverage and Compliance===
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==Information Recorded in the Records==
==Information Recorded in the Records==
==Strategy==
==Strategy==
==References==
==References==
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For more information on Ottoman Nüfus Records (سجلات النفوس العثمانية), including content, locations, and how to access them, please see Palestine, Ottoman Census and Population Registers.

These records are in Ottoman Turkish (Turkish in Arabic script) except for seven books of the Ashkenazi community in Jerusalem, which are in Hebrew. The collection consists of 7 types of registers: preliminary registers; basic registers; early population registers; registers of births, marriages, divorces and changes of address; registers of men of military age; registers of foreigners; and Mukhtars' registers. Registers are arranged into 10 districts, each including cities (divided into neighborhoods) and villages in present day Palestine, Israel, and parts of Jordan and Egypt. Registration within each locality is according to religious affiliation. The collection also includes a catalog in English, created by the Israel State Archives (the current owners of the archives), which includes general background information about the registers, a locality index and detailed descriptions of the contents of each register.

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Background[edit | edit source]

Types of Censuses[edit | edit source]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Strategy[edit | edit source]

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