Yemen Genealogy

Middle East Yemen

Guide to Yemen ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

Country Information
Yemen is a country in the Middle East bordered by Oman and Saudi Arabia. North Yemen became independent of the Ottoman Empire in 1918. The British, who had set up a protectorate area around the southern port of Aden in the 19th century, withdrew in 1967 from what became South Yemen. North Yemen and South Yemen formally unified as the Republic of Yemen in 1990. The official language is Arabic.

Yemen Clickable Map
Genealogy records are kept on the state level in the Yemen. Click on a state below to go to the state Wiki article listing more information.

Governorates
Yemen is divided into 19 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah):

Click on a governorate below to go to the governorate Wiki article listing more information.

More Yemen Research Strategies
Research strategies give guidance on how to research or what records to search for first. Below are additional research strategy Wiki articles for Yemen.

More Yemen Research Tools
Research tools can include resources that assist in locating correct records to search and determining the correct locality to search in. Below are links and Wiki articles to research tools in Yemen.

FamilySearch Resources
Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in resourcing your family.
 * Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
 * Learning Center - Online genealogy courses
 * Historical Records
 * Family History Center locator map

Research Tools

 * Helpful websites
 * (helpful tools and resources, gazetteers)
 * (language dictionary, handwriting guide or tutorial, etc.)