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==Cadastral | ==Cadastral Surveys== | ||
The Ottoman Turks conducted extensive surveys of land and population for tax purposes. Some of the early surveys showed only number of household members and no names. The cover the time period 1516 to 1914. Information on these records may include names of heads of households and of any other taxpayers living in the same households, occupation and income, sometimes include names of females and children. These records are held at the National Archives in Amman and at local governmental archives. | |||
== Registers of Endowed Properties == | |||
These records are accounts of land deeded to a mosque or charitable institution, the revenues of which are divided among the descendants of the donor. When there are no more descendants the revenues accrue to the institution. The records exist from 1200 to the present. Information found in these records may include names of heirs, including even wives and daughters, over several generations. The records may be located at Islamic law court [''sharia''] archives in various cities. | |||
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In other languages: العربيةCadastral Surveys[edit | edit source]
The Ottoman Turks conducted extensive surveys of land and population for tax purposes. Some of the early surveys showed only number of household members and no names. The cover the time period 1516 to 1914. Information on these records may include names of heads of households and of any other taxpayers living in the same households, occupation and income, sometimes include names of females and children. These records are held at the National Archives in Amman and at local governmental archives.
Registers of Endowed Properties[edit | edit source]
These records are accounts of land deeded to a mosque or charitable institution, the revenues of which are divided among the descendants of the donor. When there are no more descendants the revenues accrue to the institution. The records exist from 1200 to the present. Information found in these records may include names of heirs, including even wives and daughters, over several generations. The records may be located at Islamic law court [sharia] archives in various cities.