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 Map
Genealogy records are kept on the governorate level in the Yemen.

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

• 5

Note: for electoral and administrative purposes, the capital city of Sanaa is treated as an additional governorate.

FamilySearch Resources
Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in resourcing your family.
 * Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research