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• Arab Genealogy Research (أبحاث الأنساب العربية) - Active community forum for Arab countries in the Middle East and North Africa

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• Message board - Genealogical discussion forum for Iraq.

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• Country page - Genealogical resources for Iraq

Historical Societies

Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center

Sderot Mordehai Ben Porat 83

Or Yehuda, Israel

The Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center houses a large, special collection of databases compiled over several decades, which reflect the life of the Jewish community in Iraq. The collections contain manuscripts, films, photographs, liturgical songs, Iraqi-Jewish music, names and family trees. Some of the items in the collections are rare and can only be found at the center.

• Website
• Digital repository

The Iraqi Mutual Aid Society has much on the history of Iraq.

Website: http://www.iraqimutualaid.org/iraqi-history--civilization.html

The National Museum of Iraq provides many references to local history.

Website: https://www.facebook.com/museummm/