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{{Infobox Identity document
| document_name = Lebanese Identity Card
|document_name = Lebanese identity card<br />({{lang|ar|Tazkarat Al Hawiya}})<br />({{lang|fr|carte d'identité}})
| image = Lebanese Identity Card Template.jpg
|image =
| image_caption = FrontA template of the cardLebanese Identity Card
| date_first_issued = 1996
|image2 =
| using_jurisdiction = {{flag|Lebanon}}▼
|image_caption2 = Reverse
|valid_jurisdictions = {{flag|Lebanon}} <br />{{flag|Syria}}<br />{{flag|Jordan}}<br />{{flag|Oman}}<br />{{flag|Turkey}}▼
▲|using_jurisdiction = {{flag|Lebanon}}
| document_type = Compulsory = [[identityIdentity documentCard]]▼
▲|valid_jurisdictions = {{flag|Lebanon}} <br />{{flag|Syria}}<br />{{flag|Jordan}}
| purpose = Identification
▲|document_type = Compulsory [[identity document]]
| eligibility = [[Lebanese nationality law|Lebanese citizenship]]
}}
 
The '''Lebanese identity card''' ([[Arabic language|Arabic]]: ''Tazkaratبطاقة Al Hawiyaالهوية''; [[French language|French]]: ''carteCarte dD'identité'') is a compulsory [[identityIdentity documentDocument]] issued into [[Lebanon]].Lebanese TheCitizens documentand isnon-citizen issuednationals of Lebanon by the police on behalf of the Lebanese [[Ministry of Interior]] and is the main form of identification on the territory of the Republic of Lebanon. All Lebanese are obliged by law to carry their identity cards with them at all times and are subject to fines should they not. AsAccording to the Lebanese of June[[obligation 30thof 2006identification]], it is compulsory for all [[Lebanese nationalsnationality mustlaw|Lebanese holdcitizens]] theaged new16 magneticor Identificationolder Cardto (ID).possess <ref>http://wwweither an identity card or a [[Lebanese passport|passport]].lebanonembassyus.org/consular_affairs/passports While police officers and some other officials have a right to demand to see one of these documents, the law does not state that one is obliged to submit the document at that very moment.html</ref>
 
==Physical appearance and data storage==
 
The card is the size of a credit-card and contains a 2.86 megabyte optical stripe and a contact chip to store data, as well as finger prints and a facial image. All fields of the card are in [[Arabic language|Arabic]] and [[French language|French]]. Even though non-religion is not recognized by the state, in 2009, Minister of Interior [[Ziad Baroud]] made it possible to remove your sect from the Lebanese identity cards, but this does not deny the religious authorities complete control over civil family issues inside the country. <ref>http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=14472&size=A</ref><ref>http://www.barcodenation.co.uk/identity-blog/2009/02/religious-affiliation-can-be-removed-from-lebanese-id-cards/</ref>
The current ID card is an [[ISO/IEC 7810|ID-1]] (credit card size) plastic card with an embedded [[Radio-frequency identification|RFID]] chip to store data, as well as finger prints and a facial image and a 2.86 megabyte optical stripe.
 
All fields of the card are in [[Arabic Language|Arabic]], [[French language|French]], [[English language|English]]
 
All the information that are stated in the [[Lebanese Passport]] are included in the the Lebanese Identity Card and are given in [[Arabic Language|Arabic]], [[French language|French]], [[English language|English]].
 
===Front side===
 
The front side shows the [[Cidrus Libani|Lebanese Cedar]] and the words "الجمهورية اللبنانية" / [[REPUBLIQUE LIBANAISE]] / REPUBLIC OF LEBANON" "بطاقة الهوية / CARTE D'IDENTITE / IDENTITY CARD". It contains the following information:
 
*Photo of ID card holder
*Document number (9 [[alphanumeric]] digits)
**[[Name at birth|Birthname]] (only if differing from current surname)
*[[Given name|Given name(s)]]
*[[Surname]]
*[[Father's First Name]]
*[[Mother's First Name]]
*[[Place of birth]] (Only the city/town of birth, no country)
*Date of birth (dd.mm.yyyy)
*[[Signature]] of holder
 
===Rear side===
 
It contains the following information:
 
*Gender
*Maritial Status
*Date of issue (dd.mm.yy)
*Hometown and District
*[[Machine-readable passport|Machine-readable zone]]
 
==See also==
{{Portal|Lebanon|International relations}}
*[[Lebanese passport]]▼
* [[Visa requirements for Lebanese citizens]]
* [[Lebanese nationality law]]
*[[Black Saturday (Lebanon)]]
* [[Lebanese identity card]]
* [[Constitution of Lebanon]]
▲* [[Lebanese passportdiaspora]]
 
==References==
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