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• 1876-1917 Palestine, Ottoman Census and Population Registers, 1876-1917 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and 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.

In Ottoman Turkish (Turkish in Arabic script) except for seven books of the Ashkenazi community in Jerusalem, which are in Hebrew.

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 district includes cities (divided into neighborhoods) and villages in present day Israel, and parts of Jordan and Egypt. Registration within each locality is according to religious affiliation.

Collection also includes a catalog in English, created by the Israel State Archives. Includes general background information about the registers, a locality index and detailed descriptions of the contents of each register.

• The 1967 Census of the West Bank and Gaza Strip: A Digitized Version

Historical Background

According to Wikipedia, many governments recognize Palestine as a state.

"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."

To understand who lived in the area of Palestine and when, see the Wikipedia article, State of Palestine.

Coverage and Compliance

National Census
Palestine Census Bureau of Statistics includes number of Palestinians in Israel from 1948 to 2017. But those individuals will most likely be recorded in Israeli archives. The Palestinian Census estimates 85-90% coverage. It includes only Palestinians in Palestinian Territories, and does not include foreigners in Palestine, or Palestinians who hold Israeli citizenship.

There were two British Censuses done. One in 1922 and another in 1931.

Jordan did a census in 1952 that included three districts - Hebron, Nablus, and Jerusalem.

In 1967 there was an Israeli Census. This included:

• Name of family/clan
• First Name
• Name of Father and Mother
• Name of Grandfather
• Address
• Passport/Identification Number
• Gender
• Marital Status
• Members of Household

There are also numbers for people exiled.

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