.eg
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Introduced | 30 November 1990 |
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TLDtype | Country code top-level domain |
Status | Active |
Registry | Egyptian Universities Network |
Sponsor | Egyptian Universities Network |
Intended use | Entities connected with![]() |
Actual use | Popular in Egypt |
Structure | Registrations are at the second level, and at the third level beneath various second-level labels |
Registry website | domain.eg(in Arabic) |
.egis theLatin Alpha betcountry code top-level domain(ccTLD) forEgypt.Any entity who wants to register a domain name ending with.eg
must have a local representative or the domain name has to be hosted on EgyptianDNSservers. Egypt'sArabic Alpha betccTLD is.مصر
.[1][2]
Second-level domains[edit]
There are several second-level domains. Registrations are possible at the second level (directly under.eg) or at the third level beneath these names, with required documents sometimes differing depending on the one selected.[3][4]
- .ac.eg:Academic sites.
- .eg:Commercial sites.
- .edu.eg:Educational sites.
- .egregistry.eg:top-level domain services
- .eun.eg:Egyptian Universities Network.
- .gov.eg:Governmental sites.
- .info.eg:Information sector.
- .mil.eg:Military sites.
- .name.eg:Personal "name" websites.
- .net.eg:Networking and IT services.
- .org.eg:Egyptian non-governmental organizations.
- .sci.eg:Scientific sites.
- .sport.eg:Sports sites.
- .tv.eg:Visual media.
Historical event[edit]
During the2011 Egyptian protests,the domain was shut down by the government.[5]
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- domain.eg(in Arabic)
- IANA.eg whois information