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Online Resources

• Hādhā kitāb Shams al-mafākhir by Bakhshī, Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad. Miṣr:Maṭba‘at al-Sa‘ādah, 1908?. Online at: New York University; Classical text on the lineage of the 12th century Sufi jurist 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani
  • .هذا كتاب شمس المفخر .محمد بن محمد البخشي مص:مطبعة السعادة ,1908?
• 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
• Al-'Ubayd in Mosul, by Azhar al-'Ubaydi. Mosul: Bishar Akram Bookshop, 2014. Online at: Archive.org.
  • العُبَيد في الموصل، أزهر العُبَيدي. 2014: مكتبة بشار أكرم، الموصل.
• 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.
• The Christian Families of Mosul (in Arabic), by Bihnam Salim Habbabah. Iraq: The Working Directorate of Syriac Culture and Arts, 2012. Online at: Archive.org.
  • الأسر المسيحية في الموصل، بهنام سليم حبابه. العراق: المديرية العاملة للثقافة والفنون السريانية، 2012
• Dictionary of Najdi families in Al-Zubair by Darwīsh, ʻAbd al-Bāsiṭ Khalīl Muḥammad . Beirut, Lebanon :Dār al-Rāfidayn lil-Ṭibāʻah wa-al-Nashr wa-al-Tawzīʻ,, 2021. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
  • "معجم الأسر النجدية في الزبير /
• Encyclopedia of the Tribes of Iraq (in Arabic), by 'Abd 'Awn al-Radwan. N.p.:Al-Ahliyah Book Store, 2008. Online at: Archive.org; contains descriptions of many contemporary Iraqi tribes; scan quality is low and some pages are missing.
  • موسوعة عشائر العراق، عبد عون الرضوان. مكتبة الأهلية، 2008.
• The Facilitator of the News and Deeds in the Biography of the Gentleman of the Muqawtar Family (in Arabic), by Madar bin 'Abd al-Rada al-Ghalibi al-Radawi. N.p. Online at: Archive.org; history of the Muqawtar Tribe of Iraq.
  • الميسر من الأخبار والمآثر في سيرة السادة آل مقوطر، مضر بن عبد الرضا الغالبي الرضوي.
• 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
• The history of the patriarchal succession of the d'Mar Shimun family : Tasheeta d'Yubla det Pateryarchi d'beth Mar Shimuun / by D'Mar Shimun, Theodore. Modesto, California :Mar Shimun Memorial Foundation, Artistic Printing, Inc., 2008. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
• Names and Titles of Mosul, by Azhar al-'Ubaydi. N.p., 2014. Online at: Archive.org.
  • أسماء وألقاب موصلية، أزهر العُبَيدي. 2014.
• The Qahtani Nada and Bani Jamil Tribes: Their Origins and Branches (in Arabic), by Sa'id Dunayf al-Tawil al-Maryani. 2017. Online at: Archive.org.
  • عشائر الندا وبني جميل القحتانية  : اصولهم وفروعهم، المحامي سعيد دنيف الطويل المرياني. 2017.
• The Turkmeni Tribes and Clans of Iraq (in Arabic, translated from Turkish), by Sabha Sa'atji. Istanbul: The Kirkuk Waqf Foundation, 2010. Online at: Archive.org.
  • القبائل والعشائر التركمانية في العراق، صبحى ساعتجي. اسطانبول: مؤسسة وقف كركوك، 2010.
• The Uqailis in the Sulaymani and Tihama districts by Aqili, Ahmad ibn Ali al-Rajhi. Cairo, EgyptDār al-Manār,, 1992. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
  • "العقيليون في المخلاف السليماني وتهامة / عقيلي، أحمد بن علي الراجحيʻ
• Muqaddimah fī dirāsat al-ʻIrāq al-muʻāṣir by Sāliḥ, Zakī. Baghdād:Maṭba‘at al-Rābiṭah, 1953. Online at: New York University; Genealogies and histories of prominent Iraqi tribes and families.
  • .مقدمة في دراسة العراق المعاصر .زكي صالح بغداد:مطبعة الرابطة،, 1953
• See Compiled Genealogies for more resources.

Print Publications

• "Garboldisham to Basra via Godalming," by Betty Shillingford. The Norfolk Ancestor, vol.8, pt. 2 (June 2011):112-115. FS Catalog periodical 942.61 B2j
• Homi family tree at FamilySearch Catalog - pedigree chart
• The Malek family, descendants of Kara Malik, 1118 A.D. at FamilySearch Catalog - pedigree chart

Oral Genealogies

• See Oral Genealogies for more resources.

Strategy

• See Compiled Genealogies for more online collections, catalogs, and repositories.
• Some repositories or societies may have additional compiled genealogies. See Iraq Archives and Libraries and Iraq Societies for more resources.

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