Palestine Civil Registration
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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]
Online Collections[edit | edit source]
- 1883-1917 - Nüfūs registers (Ottoman census and population registers of Palestine), 1883-1917. These records can only be accessed at a family history center or a FamilySearch affiliate library.
Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]
Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
UNRWA helps about 5.7 Million Palestine refugees. It is creating a "registration portal which will allow Palestine refugees to directly access their records and download electronic documents pertaining to their family history over the last 70 years."[1]
Sami Mshasha, Director of Communications & Arabic Language Spokesperson
Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem
Jerusalem
Palestinian Territory
Telephone: +972-(0)54-216-8295
- +972 (0)258 90724
- +972 (0)258 90724
Email: s.mshasha@unrwa.org
Gaza Public Information Office
Al-Azhar Road (opposite Islamic University), Rimal Quarter
Gaza City
Palestinian Territory
Telephone: (+ 972 8) 288 7213
Fax: (+ 972 8) 288 7219
Contact Name: Milina Shahin, Public Information Officer
Email: gazapio@unrwa.org
West Bank Public Information Office
Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem
Jerusalem
Palestinian Territory
Telephone: (+ 972) 2 589 1618
- (+ 972) 542 168 723
- (+ 971) 562 940 664
- (+ 972) 542 168 723
Fax: (+ 972) 2 0751 589
Contact Name: Kazem Abu-khalaf, OIC-Public Information Officer
Email: k.abu-khalaf@unrwa.org
"In accordance with the Oslo agreement signed in Washington on September 13, 1993, the Palestinian self-government began issuing Palestinian Authority Passport/Travel Documents in 1995." "The passport contains the following paragraph, which is signed by the Minster of the Interior or Director General of Civil Registration and Passport Department: This passport/travel document is issued persuant to the Palestinian Self Government Agreement according to Oslo Agreement signed in Washington on 13/9/1993."[2]
Historical Background[edit | edit source]
According to Wikipedia, many governments recognize Palestine as a state.[3]
Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]
Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), What We Do, Eligibility Registration, (accessed 13 August 2021)
- ↑ U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Resource Information Center: Palestine U.S.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, Legal status of the State of Palestine, (accessed 10 August 2021).