Palestine Civil Registration

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How to Find the Records

Online Collections

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

United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)
UNRWA 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]

The passport contains the following paragraph, which is signed by the Minster of the Interior or Director General of Civil Registration and Passport Department:^[2]

Historical Background

According to Wikipedia, many governments recognize Palestine as a state.^[3]

Coverage and Compliance

Information Recorded in the Records

References

↑ 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).

[1] United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), What We Do, Eligibility Registration, (accessed 13 August 2021)

[2] U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Resource Information Center: Palestine U.S.

[3] Wikipedia contributors, Legal status of the State of Palestine, (accessed 10 August 2021).

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