.dz

.dz

Introduced	3 January 1994
TLDtype	Country code top-level domain
Status	Active
Registry	DZNIC
Sponsor	Algerian NIC,CERIST
Intended use	Entities connected withAlgeria
Actual use	Fairly popular in Algeria
Registered domains	15,468 (2022-12-15)
Registration restrictions	Must have Algerian presence; name must be related to company or organization name or trademark
Structure	Registrations are taken directly at second level or at third level beneath some second-level labels
Documents	Domain name charter
Dispute policies	UDRP
Registry website	www.nic.dz/index.php

الجزائر.

Introduced	2011
TLDtype	Internationalized country code top-level domain
Status	Active
Intended use	Entities connected withAlgeria
Actual use	Rare use in Algeria.
Registered domains	43 (2022-12-15)
DNS name	.xn--lgbbat1ad8j
Registry website	مركزأسماءالنطاقات.الجزائر

.dzis thecountry code top-level domain(ccTLD) forAlgeria(fromDzayer,the local name for Algeria).

It is administered by the DZ Network Internet Center, a subdivision ofCERIST(Centre de Recherche sur l'Information Scientifique et Technique). To apply for a.dz domain name, one must be an entity established in Algeria and/or having legal representation in Algeria and/or having a document justifying the name ownership rights in the country. Currently, NIC.DZ charges 1000Algerian dinarsper year for a domain (aboutUS$7.4).

Second-level domains

Registrations are taken directly at the second level, or at the third level beneath these names:

• .dz:Commercial entities
• .gov.dz:Governmental entities
• .org.dz:Entities appointingnon-governmentalandnon-commercial organizations
• .edu.dz:Entities ofeducation
• .asso.dz:Approved associations
• .pol.dz:Political parties
• .art.dz:Arts
• .net.dz:Network providers/operators and entities operating in other back-end internet services
• .tm.dz:Entities, residing abroad, which possess protected trademarks covered in Algeria and having no document justifying an activity or presence in Algeria.
• .soc.dz:Natural persons, residing in Algeria, who possess protected trademarks in Algeria and do not exercise a commercial activity (not having Algerian Trade certificate)

Second top-level domain

A second,internationalised top-level domainwill be used for Algeria, intended for domain names in the local language, usingArabic characters:الجزائر. It was registered in 2011 and is represented as.xn--lgbbat1ad8jfor the DNS name.

See also

• Internet in Algeria

External links

• IANA.dz whois information
• NIC.DZ
• CERIST
• Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications