Jordan Archives and Libraries

Jordan Wiki Topics

Jordan Beginning Research

Getting Started Online Learning Record Finder Research Strategies Finding Town of Origin

Record Types

Business & Occupations Cemeteries Census Church Records Civil Registration Colonial Records Compiled Genealogies Directories Emigration & Immigration Land & Property Military Records Newspapers Online Genealogy Records Probate Records Religious Records Taxation Tribes and Clans

Jordan Background

Biographies For Further Reading Gazetteers History Languages Maps Naming Customs Social Life & Customs

Jordan Genealogical Word Lists

Arabic Turkish

Cultural Groups

Cultural Groups

Local Research Resources

Archives & Libraries Societies Local FamilySearch Center

In other languages: العربية

Jordan

Archives and Libraries

Archives

Department of the National Library, Amman
Number 9 , Haroun Al-Rasheed St.
P.O.Box: 6070
Amman, Jordan 11118

Telephone: 06-5662791
Fax: (962) 6 5662867 Email: nl@nl.gov.jo
Website
Department of The National Library, General information
National Library in Amman Informative article, DECEMBER 19, 2017 BY HAZINEEDITOR

The Department of the National Library in Amman, Jordan, is Amman’s main public library and the government’s center for processing its documents for archival purposes.

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

Libraries

University of Jordan Library P.O. BOX 11942
Amman, Jordan
Phone: 00962-6-5355000
Email: library@ju.edu.jo Website
Manuscript collections
UJ Library Tour (YouTube)

• The University houses rare manuscript materials, including Shari'a Court Records (legal matters, marriages, inheritance, etc.), Ottoman registers and statistics, newspapers, and Mamluk Period documents. Contact general support at the email address below to request more information about these collections.
  

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.

Mu'tah University Library
Al-Karak, Jordan
Phone: +(962) 3 2372380
Email: lib dir @mutah.edu.jo
Website

Museums

List of museums in Jordan

The Jordan Museum
Location: Ras Al-Ayn Area – Next to Greater Amman Municipality Building- Ali Bin Abi Taleb Street
Mailing Address: P.O Box 830157 Amman 11183 – Jordan
Phone: +962-6-4629317
Fax: +962-6-4629312
Email: info@jordanmuseum.jo
Website