Palestine Civil Registration

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How to Find the Records

Online Collections

1883-1917 - Nüfūs registers (Ottoman census and population registers of Palestine), 1883-1917. These records can only be accessed at a family history center or a FamilySearch affiliate library.

Offices to Contact

Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
UNRWA helps about 5.7 Million Palestine refugees. It is creating a "registration portal which will allow Palestine refugees to directly access their records and download electronic documents pertaining to their family history over the last 70 years."^[1]

UNRWA Offices:

Sami Mshasha, Director of Communications & Arabic Language Spokesperson
Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem
Jerusalem
Palestinian Territory

Telephone:+972-(0)54-216-8295

+972 (0)258 90724

Email: s.mshasha@unrwa.org

Gaza Public Information Office
Al-Azhar Road (opposite Islamic University), Rimal Quarter
Gaza City
Palestinian Territory

Telephone:(+ 972 8) 288 7213
Fax:(+ 972 8) 288 7219
Contact Name: Milina Shahin, Public Information Officer
Email: gazapio@unrwa.org

West Bank Public Information Office
Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem
Jerusalem
Palestinian Territory

Telephone:(+ 972) 2 589 1618

(+ 972) 542 168 723

(+ 971) 562 940 664

Fax:(+ 972) 2 0751 589
Contact Name: Kazem Abu-khalaf, OIC-Public Information Officer
Email: k.abu-khalaf@unrwa.org

The passport contains the following paragraph, which is signed by the Minster of the Interior or Director General of Civil Registration and Passport Department:^[2]

Historical Background

According to Wikipedia, many governments recognize Palestine as a state.^[3]

Coverage and Compliance

Information Recorded in the Records

References

↑ United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), What We Do, Eligibility Registration, (accessed 13 August 2021)
↑ U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Resource Information Center: Palestine U.S.
↑ Wikipedia contributors, Legal status of the State of Palestine, (accessed 10 August 2021).

[1] United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), What We Do, Eligibility Registration, (accessed 13 August 2021)

[2] U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Resource Information Center: Palestine U.S.

[3] Wikipedia contributors, Legal status of the State of Palestine, (accessed 10 August 2021).

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