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Online Resources
- Al-Haswa Al-Baisani in Hassani genealogy by Al-Walati, Muhammad Salih ibn Abd al-Wahhab al-Nasiri. Beirut, LebanonDar al-Kutub al-Eilmiata, 2015. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
- الحسوة البيسانية في علم الأنساب الحسانية / الولاتي ، محمد صالح بن عبد الوهاب الناصري
- 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
- Authentic News on the Genealogy of the Noble Fatimid Sayyids by Makhzoumi, Muhammad ibn Abdullah and Abdul Ghani, Arif Ahmed editor. Damascus, SyriaDār Nūn Ḥūrān lil-Dirāsāt wa-al-Nashr wa-al-Tarjamah, 2014. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
- "صحاح الأخبار في نسب السادة الفاطمية الأخيار / مخزومي، محمد بن عبد الله، عبد الغني، عارف أحمد
- 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
- Stories of the Armenian Family from Diaspora to Glory (in Arabic), by Dr. Nabil Hanafi Mahmud. Cairo: The Public Society for the Palaces of Culture, N.p., 2012. Online at: Archive.org.
- حكايات أسرة أرمنية من الشتات إلى المجد، الدكتور نبيل حنفى محمود. القاهرة: الهيئة العامة لقصور الثقافة، 2012.
- The Arab Tribes in Egypt at the End of the 20th Century (in Arabic), by Ala' al-Din Ahmad 'Abd al-Majid. Cairo: n.p., 2004. Online at: Archive.org.
- القبائل العربية في مصر في نهاية القرن العشرين، علاء الدين أحمد عبد المجيد. القاهرة: 2004.
- Qurna Hillside Oral History Project at the American University in Cairo - Oral history interviews with individuals relocated from the West Bank of the Nile River. Histories include topics such as upbringing, work, family life, material culture, and traditional practices in areas like religion and medicine.
- See Compiled Genealogies for more resources.
Print Publications
Background
Types of Records
Information Recorded in the Records
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 Egypt Archives and Libraries and Egypt Societies for more resources.