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*[https://sova.si.edu/record/nmah.ac.0078 Arab-American Naff Collection] at Smithsonian Institution - Oral histories and compiled genealogies
*[https://sova.si.edu/record/nmah.ac.0078 Arab-American Naff Collection] at Smithsonian Institution - Oral histories and compiled genealogies
*[https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/MENA/syria-books Arab Genealogy Books Online] at FamilySearch Library; open access collection of Arabic genealogy books that have been digitized and can be browsed by country/region. They contain valuable information about tribal histories and family lineages.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/MENA/syria-books Arab Genealogy Books Online] at FamilySearch Library; open access collection of Arabic genealogy books that have been digitized and can be browsed by country/region. They contain valuable information about tribal histories and family lineages.
*''Branching out from Sepharad : a global journey of selected rabbinic families with biographies and genealogies'' by Roffé, Sarina Missry. Brooklyn, [New York]:Sephardic Heritage Project, 2017. {{FSC|4459892|item|disp=FS Catalog book 929.25691 K154r}}
*[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
*[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
*''Encyclopedia of Damascene Families: Their History, Genealogies, and Notable Figures'' by Sawaf, Muhammad Sharif. Damascus, Syria:Bayt al-Ḥikmah, 2010. '''''Online at:''''' {{FSDL|932001}}
**"موسوعة الأسر الدمشقية : تاريخها، أنسابها، أعلامها /'' صواف، محمد شريف
*''Families of the Levant in the Ottoman Era: A Historical Documentary Study'' by Shami, Ayoub Abdel Rahman. Amman, Jordan:Dār al-Fatḥ lil-Dirāsāt wa-al-Nashr, 2011. '''''Online at:''''' {{FSDL|938299}}
**"عائلات بلاد الشام في العهد العثماني : دراسة تاريخية وثائقية /'' شامي، أيوب عبد الرحمن
*[https://aanm.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16806coll4 Family History Archive: Syrian and Lebanese Families in the American South] at Arab American National Museum - Oral histories and compiled genealogies
*[https://aanm.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16806coll4 Family History Archive: Syrian and Lebanese Families in the American South] at Arab American National Museum - Oral histories and compiled genealogies
*[https://olomlnassb.blogspot.com/ Genealogical Science Library (Arabic - <big>مكتبة علوم النسب</big>)] - digital catalogue of Arabic books on family and tribal genealogies; open source books are linked and accessible**Email: [mailto:Olomanasb@gmail.com olomanasb@gmail.com]
*[https://olomlnassb.blogspot.com/ Genealogical Science Library (Arabic - <big>مكتبة علوم النسب</big>)] - digital catalogue of Arabic books on family and tribal genealogies; open source books are linked and accessible**Email: [mailto:Olomanasb@gmail.com olomanasb@gmail.com]
*''The Kalbids and their role in the Arab presence throughout history'' by Attar, Adnan. Damascus, Syria:Dar Al-Awam for Publishing and Distribution: Dar Al-Farqad for Printing, Publishing and Distribution, 2007. '''''Online at:''''' {{FSDL|932113}}
*''Ghurar al-Sham: Biographies of the Al-Khatib al-Hasaniya family and their contemporaries'' by The Husseini preacher, Abdul Aziz Muhammad Suhail. Damascus, Syria:Dar Hassan, 1996. '''''Online at:''''' {{FSDL|932253}}
**"الكلبيون ودورهم في الوجود العربي خلال التاريخ /'' العطار، عدنان
**"غرر الشام : في تراجم آل الخطيب الحسنية ومعاصريهم /'' الخطيب الحسيني، عبد العزيز محمد سهيل
*''Jews of Damascus, Syria'' by Al-Ajlani, Shams al-Din.  Damascus, Syria:Sh.al-D. al-ʻAjlānī, 2008. '''''Online at:''''' {{FSDL|939979}}
**"يهود دمشق الشام /'' العجلاني ، شمس الدين،
*"L'dor v'dor : tracing the Missry familiy heritage," by Sarina Missry Roffé. New York, New York : Sephardic Heritage Project, 2021. '''''Online at:''''' {{FSDL|962265}}
*"Salem and Cohen family tree : a genealogy from the sephardic heritage project," by Sarina Roffé. Brooklyn, [New York] : Seraphic Heritage Project, ©2014. '''''Online at:''''' {{FSDL|973584}}
*''Origins of Damascene genealogies'' by Hamzawi, Abdel Karim.  Damascus, Syria:Maktabat Dār al-Daqqāq, 2016. '''''Online at:''''' {{FSDL|937267}}
**"أصول الأنساب الدمشقية /'' حمزاوي, عبد الكريم
*''A Summary on Genealogy (in Arabic)'', by ʻUmar ibn Yūsuf, Sultan of Yemen, Damascus: Maṭbaʻat al-Tarqī, 1949. '''''Online at:''''' [http://hdl.handle.net/2333.1/59zw3t9x Arabic Collections Online].
*''A Summary on Genealogy (in Arabic)'', by ʻUmar ibn Yūsuf, Sultan of Yemen, Damascus: Maṭbaʻat al-Tarqī, 1949. '''''Online at:''''' [http://hdl.handle.net/2333.1/59zw3t9x Arabic Collections Online].
** 1949 :طرفة الاصحاب في معرفة الانساب ,عمر بن يوسف ,دمشق ,مطبعة الترقي
** 1949 :طرفة الاصحاب في معرفة الانساب ,عمر بن يوسف ,دمشق ,مطبعة الترقي
* "Salem and Cohen family tree : a genealogy from the sephardic heritage project," by Sarina Roffé. Brooklyn, [New York] : Seraphic Heritage Project, ©2014. '''''Online at:''''' {{FSDL|973584}}
* "L'dor v'dor : tracing the Missry familiy heritage," by Sarina Missry Roffé. New York, New York : Sephardic Heritage Project, 2021. '''''Online at:''''' {{FSDL|962265}}
*See [[Syria Tribes and Clans]] for more resources.
*See [[Syria Tribes and Clans]] for more resources.



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Online Resources[edit | edit source]

  • Al-Maktabah al-Shamilah (The Comprehensive Library) - Genealogy Category (Arabic) - catalogue of Arabic books on genealogy with detailed descriptions; books not accessible directly on website
  • Arab-American Naff Collection at Smithsonian Institution - Oral histories and compiled genealogies
  • Arab Genealogy Books Online at FamilySearch Library; open access collection of Arabic genealogy books that have been digitized and can be browsed by country/region. They contain valuable information about tribal histories and family lineages.
  • Branching out from Sepharad : a global journey of selected rabbinic families with biographies and genealogies by Roffé, Sarina Missry. Brooklyn, [New York]:Sephardic Heritage Project, 2017. FS Catalog book 929.25691 K154r
  • 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
  • Encyclopedia of Damascene Families: Their History, Genealogies, and Notable Figures by Sawaf, Muhammad Sharif. Damascus, Syria:Bayt al-Ḥikmah, 2010. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
    • "موسوعة الأسر الدمشقية : تاريخها، أنسابها، أعلامها / صواف، محمد شريف
  • Families of the Levant in the Ottoman Era: A Historical Documentary Study by Shami, Ayoub Abdel Rahman. Amman, Jordan:Dār al-Fatḥ lil-Dirāsāt wa-al-Nashr, 2011. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
    • "عائلات بلاد الشام في العهد العثماني : دراسة تاريخية وثائقية / شامي، أيوب عبد الرحمن
  • Family History Archive: Syrian and Lebanese Families in the American South at Arab American National Museum - Oral histories and compiled genealogies
  • Genealogical Science Library (Arabic - مكتبة علوم النسب) - digital catalogue of Arabic books on family and tribal genealogies; open source books are linked and accessible**Email: olomanasb@gmail.com
  • Ghurar al-Sham: Biographies of the Al-Khatib al-Hasaniya family and their contemporaries by The Husseini preacher, Abdul Aziz Muhammad Suhail. Damascus, Syria:Dar Hassan, 1996. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
    • "غرر الشام : في تراجم آل الخطيب الحسنية ومعاصريهم / الخطيب الحسيني، عبد العزيز محمد سهيل
  • Jews of Damascus, Syria by Al-Ajlani, Shams al-Din. Damascus, Syria:Sh.al-D. al-ʻAjlānī, 2008. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
    • "يهود دمشق الشام / العجلاني ، شمس الدين،
  • "L'dor v'dor : tracing the Missry familiy heritage," by Sarina Missry Roffé. New York, New York : Sephardic Heritage Project, 2021. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
  • "Salem and Cohen family tree : a genealogy from the sephardic heritage project," by Sarina Roffé. Brooklyn, [New York] : Seraphic Heritage Project, ©2014. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
  • Origins of Damascene genealogies by Hamzawi, Abdel Karim. Damascus, Syria:Maktabat Dār al-Daqqāq, 2016. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
    • "أصول الأنساب الدمشقية / حمزاوي, عبد الكريم
  • A Summary on Genealogy (in Arabic), by ʻUmar ibn Yūsuf, Sultan of Yemen, Damascus: Maṭbaʻat al-Tarqī, 1949. Online at: Arabic Collections Online.
    • 1949 :طرفة الاصحاب في معرفة الانساب ,عمر بن يوسف ,دمشق ,مطبعة الترقي
  • See Syria Tribes and Clans for more resources.

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