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== Record Offices == | == Record Offices == | ||
Here are three places to obtain copies of or information from birth, marriage, and death records: | |||
*'''Mukhtar:''' The primary registration unit is the office of the Mukhtar (head of the local government). Each village in Lebanon has a Mukhtar that is in charge of keeping records. See '''[[Lebanon Mukhtar Records|Lebanon Mukhtar Records]]''' to learn more about Mukhtars and how to contact them. <br> | |||
*'''Bureau of the Census:''' "If you know the Arabic names and the appropriate dates, you may be able to obtain birth and death certificates from district or central offices of the Bureau of the Census. Address your inquiry to the Census Office in the community (i.e., village, city, county) where your ancestor lived." <ref>Genealogy Today, Sandra Hasser Bennett, [http://www.genealogytoday.com/family/syrian/ "Researching Your Lebanese or Syrian Ancestry"], ©2000 Sandra Hasser Bennett. (accessed 21 July 2020). </ref><br> | |||
*'''Muhafazat:''' Birth, death and marriage records are also kept at the Office of the Registrar in each [[Lebanon#Jurisdictions|governate]] (called muhafazat).<ref>U.S. Embassy in Lebanon, [https://lb.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/local-resources-of-u-s-citizens/obtaining-vital-records/?_ga=2.8108215.467531011.1595388572-311750993.1588637621 Obtaining Vital Records], (accessed 21 July 2020).</ref> The contact information for the Office of the Registrar in each district can be found on the appropriate district page. Click below for the district you need:<br> | |||
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! District قضاء !! Governorate محافظة | |||
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| [[Beirut, Lebanon Genealogy|Beirut بيروت]]||Beirut بيروت | |||
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| [[Akkar, Lebanon Genaelogy|Akkar عكار]] || Akkar عكار | |||
|- | |||
| [[Miniyeh-Danniyeh, Lebanon Genealogy|Miniyeh-Danniyeh الضنية]]|| North الشمال | |||
|- | |||
| [[Zgharta, Lebanon Genealogy|Zgharta زغرتا]]|| North الشمال | |||
|- | |||
| [[Koura, Lebanon Genealogy|Koura الكورة]]|| North الشمال | |||
|- | |||
| [[Batroun, Lebanon Genealogy|Batroun البترون]]|| North الشمال | |||
|- | |||
| [[Bsharri, Lebanon Genealogy|Bsharri بشري]]|| North الشمال | |||
|- | |||
| [[Tripoli, Lebanon Genealogy|Tripoli طرابلس]] || North الشمال | |||
|- | |||
| [[Hermel, Lebanon Genealogy|Hermel الهرمل]]|| Baalbek-Hermel بعلبك - الهرمل | |||
|- | |||
| [[Baalbek, Lebanon Genealogy|Baalbek بعلبك]]|| Baalbek-Hermel بعلبك - الهرمل | |||
|- | |||
| [[Byblos, Lebanon Genealogy|Byblos جبيل]]|| Mount Lebanon جبل لبنان | |||
|- | |||
| [[Keserwan, Lebanon Genealogy|Keserwan كسروان]]|| Mount Lebanon جبل لبنان | |||
|- | |||
| [[Matn, Lebanon Genealogy|Matn المتن]]|| Mount Lebanon جبل لبنان | |||
|- | |||
| [[Baabda, Lebanon Genealogy|Baabda بعبدا]]|| Mount Lebanon جبل لبنان | |||
|- | |||
| [[Aley, Lebanon Genealogy|Aley عاليه]]|| Mount Lebanon جبل لبنان | |||
|- | |||
| [[Chouf, Lebanon Genealogy|Chouf الشوف]]|| Mount Lebanon جبل لبنان | |||
|- | |||
| [[Zahlé, Lebanon Genealogy|Zahlé زحلة]]|| Beqaa البقاع | |||
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| [[Western Beqaa, Lebanon Genealogy|Western Beqaa البقاع الغربي]]|| Beqaa البقاع | |||
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| [[Rashaya, Lebanon Genealogy|Rashaya راشيا]]|| Beqaa البقاع | |||
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| [[Hasbaya, Lebanon Genealogy|Hasbaya حاصبيا]]|| Nabatieh النبطية | |||
|- | |||
| [[Marjeyoun, Lebanon Genealogy|Marjeyoun مرجعيون]]|| Nabatieh النبطية | |||
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| [[Nabatieh, Lebanon Genealogy|Nabatieh النبطية]]|| Nabatieh النبطية | |||
|- | |||
| [[Bint Jbeil, Lebanon Genealogy|Bint Jbeil بنت جبيل]]|| Nabatieh النبطية | |||
|- | |||
| [[Tyre, Lebanon Genealogy|Tyre صور]]|| South الجنوب | |||
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| [[Sidon, Lebanon Genealogy|Sidon صيدا]]|| South الجنوب | |||
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| [[Jezzine, Lebanon Genealogy|Jezzine جزين]]|| South الجنوب | |||
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==References== | |||
[[Category:Lebanon]] | [[Category:Lebanon]] | ||