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Resources

Online Resources

• 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.
• 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
• 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
• Family Surnames in Algeria (in Arabic), by Dr. Tawfiq bin Zardah. Aïn M'lila, Algeria: Dar al-Huda, 2022. Online at: Archive.org; focused on the French-imposed changes to Algerian family names during the colonial period.
  • الألقاب العائلية في الجزائر، الدكتور توفيق بن زردة. عين مليلة: دار الهُدى، 2022.
• The Arab Tribes: Their Historical Origins and Roots (in Arabic), by Jamal Mashari al-Rafdi. Online at: Archive.org.
  • القبائل العربية: أصولها جذورها التاريخية، جمال بن مشاري الرفدي.
• See Compiled Genealogies for more resources.

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 Algeria Archives and Libraries and Algeria Societies for more resources.