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Online Resources[edit | edit source]

  • Ṭurfat al-aṣḥāb fī maʻrifat al-Ansāb by ʻUmar ibn Yūsuf, Sultan of Yemen. Dimashq:Maṭbaʻat al-Tarqī, 1949. Online at: New York University; Classical text on genealogy of Hashimite rulers in Yemen
    • .طرفة الأصحاب في معرفة الأنساب .عمر بن يوسف، سلطان اليمن دمشق:مطبعة الترقي ,1949
  • 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
  • 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.
  • Genealogical Science Library (Arabic - مكتبة علوم النسب) - digital catalogue of Arabic books on family and tribal genealogies; open source books are linked and accessible
  • Encyclopedia of Yemeni Surnames (in Arabic), by Ibrahim al-Muqhafi. The University Foundation for Studies, Publishing, and Distribution, 2010. Online at: Archive.org.
    • موسوعة الألقاب اليمنية، إبراهيم المقحفي. المؤسسة الجامعية للدراسات والنشر والتوزيع، 2010.
  • The History of the 'Awaliq Tribes and Their Impact on Contemporary Media (in Arabic), by Dr. 'Alawi 'Umar bin Furayr al-'Awaliqi. Beirut: Dar Qutaybah, 2005. Online at: Archive.org.
    • تاريخ قبائل العوالق وأثره في الإعلام المعاصر, الدكتور علوي عمر بن فرير العوالقي. بيروت: دار قتيبة، 2005.
  • The Most Important News about Yemen and the Genealogy of Haimyar (in Arabic), by al-Ḥasan ibn Aḥmad Hamdanī al-Qahirah: al-Maṭbaʻah al-Salafīyah wa-Maktabatuhā. N.p., 1949. Online at: Arabic Collections Online.
  • See Compiled Genealogies for more resources.

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