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For more information on Ottoman Nüfus Records (سجلات النفوس العثمانية), including content, locations, and how to access them, please see Palestine, Ottoman Census and Population Registers.

• 1876-1917 Palestine, Ottoman Census and Population Registers, 1876-1917 at FamilySearch — index & images
• 1883-1917 - Nüfūs registers (Ottoman census and population registers of Palestine), 1883-1917. Includes birth, marriage, divorce, and death records. These records can only be accessed at a FamilySearch center or a FamilySearch affiliate library.

These records are in Ottoman Turkish (Turkish in Arabic script) except for seven books of the Ashkenazi community in Jerusalem, which are in Hebrew. The collection consists of 7 types of registers: preliminary registers; basic registers; early population registers; registers of births, marriages, divorces and changes of address; registers of men of military age; registers of foreigners; and Mukhtars' registers. Registers are arranged into 10 districts, each including cities (divided into neighborhoods) and villages in present day Palestine, Israel, and parts of Jordan and Egypt. Registration within each locality is according to religious affiliation. The collection also includes a catalog in English, created by the Israel State Archives (the current owners of the archives), which includes general background information about the registers, a locality index and detailed descriptions of the contents of each register.

Historical Background

Microdata for most census through 19th and early 20th century did not survive, and were destroyed by choice or by chance.

Nationwide censuses from 1986-present day have survived.

Information Recorded in the Records

1848 Census: Includes the following key fields:

• Name
• Relationship to head of household
• Gender
• Age
• Legal Status (free, slave, or emancipated slave)
• Nationality
• Ethnicity
• Religion
• Place of Origin
• Occupation
• School enrollment for male children
• Infirmities
• Physical Description (in rural provinces)