Egypt Genealogy
Guide to Egypt ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.
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Country Information[edit | edit source]
Egypt is a country in Africa bordered by Israel, Sudan, and Libya. It was formerly ruled by the Ottoman Empire and Great Britain. The official language is Arabic.[1]
Getting Started[edit | edit source]
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Egypt Map[edit | edit source]
Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Egypt.
- Matrouh
- Alexandria
- Beheira
- Kafr el-Sheikh
- Dakahlia
- Damietta
- Port Said
- North Sinai
- Gharbia
- Monufia
- Qalyubia
- Al Sharqia
- Ismailia
- Giza
- Faiyum
- Cairo
- Suez
- South Sinai
- Beni Suef
- Minya
- New Valley
- Asyut
- Red Sea
- Sohag
- Qena
- Luxor
- Aswan
Muhafazah[edit | edit source]
Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Egypt. Click on a place below to go to the corresponding Wiki article listing more information.
There are 27 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah).
- Ad Daqahliyah
- Al Bahr al Ahfullmar
- Al Buhayrah
- Al Fayyum
- Al Gharbiyah
- Al Iskandariyah
- Al Jizah
- Al Minufiyah
- Al Minya
- Al Qahirah
- Al Qalyubiyah
- Al Wadi al Jadid
- As Suways
- Ash Sharqiyah
- Aswan
- Asyut
- Bani Suwayf
- Bur Sa'id
- Dumyat
- Janub Sina'
- Kafr ash Shaykh
- Matruh
- Qina
- Shamal
- Sina'
- Suhaj
FamilySearch Resources[edit | edit source]
Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in researching your family.
- Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Egypt," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt, accessed 2 May 2016.
