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Syria

Archives and Libraries

Archives

Hazine
Website
Online collection of archives and libraries and their digitized materials in the Islamic world, including the Middle East and North Africa

Ministry of the Interior
Office of Civil Reg: Civil Reg ID cards

Ministry of the Interior
Center for Historical Documents and the Palace of Justice: Ottoman and Mandate period records (censuses, Sharia registers)

Libraries

Arab Genealogy Books Online
Website
Open access collection of Arabic genealogy books that have been digitized and can be browsed by country/region. Books contain valuable information about tribal histories and family lineages.