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==Resources==
==Resources==
===Online Resources ===
===Online Resources ===
'''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 - FamilySearch Historical Records|Palestine, Ottoman Census and Population Registers]].'''
* '''1876-1917''' {{RecordSearch|4496121|Palestine, Ottoman Census and Population Registers, 1876-1917}}(*) at FamilySearch — index & images
* '''1876-1917''' {{RecordSearch|4496121|Palestine, Ottoman Census and Population Registers, 1876-1917}} at FamilySearch — index & images
*'''1883-1917 ''' {{FSC|34209|item|disp=Nüfūs registers (Ottoman census and population registers of Palestine), 1883-1917}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images; includes birth, marriage, divorce, and death records.  
*'''1883-1917 -''' {{FSC|34209|item|disp=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 [https://www.familysearch.org/fhcenters/locations/ FamilySearch center] or a [https://www.familysearch.org/fhcenters/locations/ FamilySearch affiliate library].
::These records are in [[Turkish Genealogical Word List|Ottoman Turkish]] (Turkish in [[Arabic Genealogical Word List|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 [[Lebanon Mukhtar Records|Mukhtars]]' registers. Registers are arranged into 10 districts, each including cities (divided into neighborhoods) and villages in present day Palestine, [[Israel Genealogy|Israel]], and parts of [[Jordan Genealogy|Jordan]] and [[Egypt Genealogy|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.


===Offices to Contact===
===Offices to Contact===
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Telephone number: 01/754200 - 01/751601 - 01/751602<br>
Telephone number: 01/754200 - 01/751601 - 01/751602<br>


'''Ottoman Censuses before 1967 "Tabu Daftari"''' carried out every 30-40 years. <br>
==Background==
Archives of Presidency of the Council of Ministers in Istanbul, Türkiye.
=== Types of Censuses ===
'''Pre 1967:''' Ottoman Censuses before 1967 "Tabu Daftari" carried out every 30-40 years. <br>


'''Census done in 1860'''<br>
'''1860:''' Found in Lebanese Serails and Lebanese and Turkish Ministries of Interior.<br>
Can be found in Lebanese Serails and Lebanese and Turkish Ministries of Interior. Mukhtars can request Ottoman documents.


'''Census done in 1913''' <br>
'''1913:''' Found in Lebanese Serails and Lebanese and Turkish Ministries of Interior. <br>
Can be found in Lebanese Serails and Lebanese and Turkish Ministries of Interior.  


'''1921''' <br>
'''1921:''' Census carried out by the French.<br>
Census carried out by the French.


'''1932''' <br>
'''1932''' Found in archives of Division of Personal Status at the Ministry of Interior. <br>
Can be found in archives of Division of Personal Status at the Ministry of Interior.
 
==Historical Background==
 
 
==Coverage and Compliance==


===Nüfūs Registers - Ottoman Census and Population Registers of Palestine===
These records are in [[Turkish Genealogical Word List|Ottoman Turkish]] (Turkish in [[Arabic Genealogical Word List|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 [[Lebanon Mukhtar Records|Mukhtars]]' registers. Registers are arranged into 10 districts, each including cities (divided into neighborhoods) and villages in present day Palestine, [[Israel Genealogy|Israel]], and parts of [[Jordan Genealogy|Jordan]] and [[Egypt Genealogy|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.
* '''1876-1917''' {{RecordSearch|4496121|Palestine, Ottoman Census and Population Registers, 1876-1917}}(*) at FamilySearch — index & images
*'''1883-1917 ''' {{FSC|34209|item|disp=Nüfūs registers (Ottoman census and population registers of Palestine), 1883-1917}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images; includes birth, marriage, divorce, and death records.


==Information Recorded in the Records==
==Information Recorded in the Records==


'''Ottoman Censuses before 1967 "Tabu Daftari"''' carried out every 30-40 years. <br>
Last official census consists of resident records, personal status records, foreigner records, immigrant and refugee records.
Located at the Archives of Presidency of the Council of Ministers in Istanbul, Türkiye.
 
'''Census done in 1860'''<br>
Can be found in Lebanese Serails and Lebanese and Turkish Ministries of Interior. Mukhtars can request Ottoman documents.
 
'''Census done in 1913''' <br>
Can be found in Lebanese Serails and Lebanese and Turkish Ministries of Interior.
 
'''1921''' <br>
Census carried out by the French.
 
'''1932''' <br>
Last official census. Includes:
*resident records
*personal status records
*foreigner records
*immigrant and refugee records
Can be found in archives of Division of Personal Status at the Ministry of Interior.


==References==
==References==
 
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