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Archives and Libraries

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Archives[edit | edit source]

Archives Nationales & Bibliothèque Nationale
Balbala, Djibouti

Telephone: +33 6 50 23 37 80
Email: mohamed.h.doualeh@gmail.com
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French Colonial Archives[edit | edit source]

National Archives of Overseas (ANOM)
29 chemin du moulin de Testas - CS50062
13182 Aix-en-Provence
CEDEX 5 France

Telephone: + 33 (0)4 42 93 38 50
Email: anom.aix@culture.gouv.fr

Overseas National Archives, French Somali Coast, now Djibouti

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Archives Nationales & Bibliothèque Nationale
Balbala, Djibouti

Telephone: +33 6 50 23 37 80
Email: mohamed.h.doualeh@gmail.com
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Museums[edit | edit source]

Djibouti National Museum (Musee National)
2nd Avenue
Conakry, Guinea

Phone: +224 622 07 22 87

Record Offices[edit | edit source]

Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Djibouti.

Issuing Authorities of Birth Records:

-Births in Djibouti City - Dar-Al Hanan (Telephone: +253 21 35 17 38)

or Balbala Hospital (Telephone: +253 27 51 38 07)

-Commune de Boulaos - Issuing Authority, Mohamed Omar Ismail, Director

-Commune de Ras Dika, - Issuing Authority, Said Ibrahim Said, Director

-Commune de Balbala – Issuing Authority, Waberi Nour Eleyeh, Director

-Births elsewhere in Djibouti –Prefet de [of the respective region (Dikhil, Ali Sabieh, Tajourah, and Obock)]

-Births in a private Hospital – Clinic Affi – Issuing Authority: Mairie de Djibouti, Mme Fatouma Oasman Awaleh

Issuing Authorities of Marriage Records:

-Civil marriages performed prior to 1973 - Commandant du Cercle of the respective region (Dikhil, Ali Sabieth, Tajourah, Arta, Obock, and Djibouti City)

-Civil marriages performed after 1973 – Mairie de Djibouti

Djibouti, District de Djibouti

Telephone: +253 21 33 33 33

Email: contact@justice.gouv.dj

-Muslim marriages outside Djibouti City– Khadi of the region in which the marriage took place

-Muslim marriages within Djibouti City in different locations: 1st Arrondissement. 2nd Arrondissement, 3rd Arrondissement and 4th /5th Arrondissement

Issuing Authorities of Divorce Records:

-Civil divorces – Tribunal de Djibouti – Greffier en Chef

-Divorces of civil marriages are usually noted on the marriage certificate.

-Muslem divorces outside Djibouti City– Khadi of the region in which the divorce took place

-Muslem divorces inside Djibouti City – Tribunal du Charia

Issuing Authority for Death Records: Othman Hamad Mahamad, Officier d’Etat Civil^[1]

RefWorld, Djbouti, Sharia marriage certificate (acte charien de mariage)

References[edit | edit source]

↑ U.S. Department of State — Bureau of Consular Affairs, Travel.State.gov, Djibouti, (accessed 4 September 2021).

[1] U.S. Department of State — Bureau of Consular Affairs, Travel.State.gov, Djibouti, (accessed 4 September 2021).

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-::::or Balbala Hospital (Telephone: +253 27 51 38 07)
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-:-Commune de Boulaos -  Issuing Authority, Mohamed Omar Ismail, Director
+{{Block indent|-Commune de Boulaos -  Issuing Authority, Mohamed Omar Ismail, Director}}
-:-Commune de Ras Dika, - Issuing Authority, Said Ibrahim Said, Director
+{{Block indent|-Commune de Ras Dika, - Issuing Authority, Said Ibrahim Said, Director}}
-:-Commune de Balbala – Issuing Authority, Waberi Nour Eleyeh, Director
+{{Block indent|-Commune de Balbala – Issuing Authority, Waberi Nour Eleyeh, Director}}
-:-Births elsewhere in Djibouti –Prefet de [of the respective region (Dikhil, Ali Sabieh, Tajourah, and Obock)]
+{{Block indent|-Births elsewhere in Djibouti –Prefet de [of the respective region (Dikhil, Ali Sabieh, Tajourah, and Obock)]}}
-:-Births in a private Hospital – Clinic Affi – Issuing Authority: Mairie de Djibouti, Mme Fatouma Oasman Awaleh
+{{Block indent|-Births in a private Hospital – Clinic Affi – Issuing Authority: Mairie de Djibouti, Mme Fatouma Oasman Awaleh}}
 '''Issuing Authorities of Marriage Records:'''
-:-Civil marriages performed prior to 1973 - Commandant du Cercle of the respective region (Dikhil, Ali Sabieth, Tajourah, Arta, Obock, and Djibouti City)
+{{Block indent|-Civil marriages performed prior to 1973 - Commandant du Cercle of the respective region (Dikhil, Ali Sabieth, Tajourah, Arta, Obock, and Djibouti City)}}
-:-Civil marriages performed after 1973 – [https://justice.gouv.dj/Contact Mairie de Djibouti]
+{{Block indent|-Civil marriages performed after 1973 – [https://justice.gouv.dj/Contact Mairie de Djibouti]}}
-:::Djibouti, District de Djibouti
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-:::Telephone: +253 21 33 33 33
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-:::Email: [mailto:contact@justice.gouv.dj contact@justice.gouv.dj]
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-:-Muslim marriages outside Djibouti City– Khadi of the region in which the marriage took place
+{{Block indent|-Muslim marriages outside Djibouti City– Khadi of the region in which the marriage took place}}
-:-Muslim marriages within Djibouti City in different locations: 1st Arrondissement. 2nd Arrondissement, 3rd  Arrondissement and 4th /5th Arrondissement
+{{Block indent|-Muslim marriages within Djibouti City in different locations: 1st Arrondissement. 2nd Arrondissement, 3rd  Arrondissement and 4th /5th Arrondissement}}
 '''Issuing Authorities of Divorce Records:'''
-:-Civil divorces – Tribunal de Djibouti – Greffier en Chef
+{{Block indent|-Civil divorces – Tribunal de Djibouti – Greffier en Chef}}
-::-Divorces of civil marriages are usually noted on the marriage certificate.
+{{Block indent|-Divorces of civil marriages are usually noted on the marriage certificate.|2}}
-:-Muslem divorces outside Djibouti City– Khadi of the region in which the divorce took place
+{{Block indent|-Muslem divorces outside Djibouti City– Khadi of the region in which the divorce took place}}
-:-Muslem divorces inside Djibouti City – Tribunal du Charia
+{{Block indent|-Muslem divorces inside Djibouti City – Tribunal du Charia}}