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== Cadastral surveys [Tahrir]  ==
== Cadastral surveys [''Tahrir'']  ==


Research use: These records establish individual identity and residence; may sometimes establish family groups.  
Research use: These records establish individual identity and residence; may sometimes establish family groups.  
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Reliability: Good.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Jordan,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 2000.</ref>  
Reliability: Good.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Jordan,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 2000.</ref>  


== Registers of endowed properties [Waqfiyt] ==
== Registers of endowed properties [''Waqfiyt''] ==


Research use:  This is one of the best sources of lineage linked genealogical information in Islamic society. These registers provide genealogical trees, family groups, and family lineage.
Research use:  This is one of the best sources of lineage linked genealogical information in Islamic society. These registers provide genealogical trees, family groups, and family lineage.
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Contents:  Names of heirs, including even wives and daughters, over several generations.
Contents:  Names of heirs, including even wives and daughters, over several generations.


Location:  At Islamic law court [sharia] archives in various cities.
Location:  At Islamic law court [''sharia''] archives in various cities.


Population coverage:  Less than 30%; pertain only to families with property.
Population coverage:  Less than 30%; pertain only to families with property.
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