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Below is a list of some of the courts within Lebanon. Sunni courts are for Sunni Islam, Jafari courts are for Shia Islam and the Druze courts are for Druze. Christian records related to divorce cases are held by their respective churches, in their spiritual courts. | Below is a list of some of the courts within Lebanon. Sunni courts are for Sunni Islam, Jafari courts are for Shia Islam and the Druze courts are for Druze. Christian records related to divorce cases are held by their respective churches, in their spiritual courts. | ||
=== Online Resources === | |||
* [https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/collections/bdr:6f46cmu8/ Brown University Library - Ottoman Records of Greater Syria] - collection of Ottoman era Islamic court records, advisory council records, and private family papers from the Levant | |||
===Sunni Courts=== | ===Sunni Courts=== | ||
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Sharia Court Records[edit | edit source]
Sharia Courts may contain documents on marriage, divorce, inheritance, and other family matters. These documents often include names of family members and their relationships.
Resources[edit | edit source]
Below is a list of some of the courts within Lebanon. Sunni courts are for Sunni Islam, Jafari courts are for Shia Islam and the Druze courts are for Druze. Christian records related to divorce cases are held by their respective churches, in their spiritual courts.
Online Resources[edit | edit source]
- Brown University Library - Ottoman Records of Greater Syria - collection of Ottoman era Islamic court records, advisory council records, and private family papers from the Levant
Sunni Courts[edit | edit source]
| Sunni Courts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governorate (Mouhafaza) | City | Landline | Fax | Address |
| Beirut | Beirut | 961 1 856344/ 961 856345 | Beirut, Tarik Jedide, Imam Ali mosque Bldg | |
| North | Tripoli | 961 6 439600 | 961 6 433420 | |
| Minieh | 961 6 460530 | |||
| Sir | 961 6 490630 | |||
| Halba-Aakkar | 961 6 690075 | |||
| Al Bire | 961 6 830005 | |||
| Beqaa | Jeb Jenine | 961 8 660031 | ||
| Beqaa-Zahleh | 961 8 511902 | |||
| Chtaura | 961 8 544433 | |||
| Baalbek | 961 8 371127 | |||
| Rachaiya | 961 8 890061 | |||
| Mount-Lebanon | Baabda-Ghbayreh | 961 1 542901 | ||
| Chhim | 961 7 241832 | |||
| Jiyeh-Barja | 961 7 920001 | |||
| Jbeil | 961 9 546661 | |||
| South | Saida | 961 7 720044 | 961 7 721561 | |
| Sour | 961 7 343656 | |||
| Hasbaiya | 961 7 250212 |
Ja'fari Courts[edit | edit source]
| Ja'fari Courts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Governorate (Mouhafaza) | City | Landline | Address |
| Beirut | Beirut | 961 1 789423/ 961 1 789427 | Beirut, Unesco - Near the Lebanese University |
| North | Tripoli | 961 6 431 692 | Tripoli, El Tell |
| Beqaa | Zahleh | 961 8 930 938 | Zahleh, Main Road, Ali Hamzi Bldg |
| Mount-Lebanon | Jbeil | 961 9 540 412 | Jbeil, Main Road, Jean Khoury Bldg, 1st Floor |
| South | Tyre | 961 7 740 380 | Near the Central Bank, Tyre, South Lebanon |
| Tebnine | 961 7 325 272 | Tebnine, Main Road, South Lebanon |
Druze Courts[edit | edit source]
| Druze Courts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governorate (Mouhafaza) | City | Landline | Fax | Address |
| Beirut | Raouche | 961 1 810313/961 1 810314/961 1 810269/961 1 810255 | Australia Street, Raouche, Beirut, Lebanon | |
| Ramlet El Bayda | 961 1 842531/ 961 1 542357 | 961 1 842532 | Gabriel El Murr Street, Ramlet El Bayda, Beirut, Lebanon | |
| Beqaa | Rachaiya | 961 8 590169/ 961 8 590183 | Rachaiya, Beqaa, Lebanon | |
| Mount-Lebanon | Kalaa | 961 5 531054/ 961 5 531548 | Kalaa, Matn, Mount-Lebanon, Lebanon | |
| Baaqline | 961 5 300541/ 961 5 300543 | Baaqline, Chouf, Mount-Lebanon, Lebanon | ||
| Aaley | 961 5 554269 | 961 5 554268 | Aaley, Lebanon | |
| Nabatiyeh | Hasbaiya | 961 7 550341/ 961 7 550340 | Hasbaiya, Nabatiyeh, Lebanon |