.sa
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| Introduced | 17 May 1994 |
|---|---|
| TLDtype | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | Communications and Information Technology Commission(SaudiNICUnit) |
| Sponsor | Communications and Information Technology Commission |
| Intended use | Entities connected with Saudi Arabia |
| Actual use | Gets some use in Saudi Arabia |
| Registered domains | 54,330 (21 August 2023)[1] |
| Registration restrictions | Must have Saudi presence, a local representative, or trademark registered in Saudi Arabia; must show legal papers verifying identity |
| Structure | Second level domains registration is available under (.sa) and (.السعودية), the third level domains registration is available beneath various second-level labels |
| Documents | Rules |
| Registry website | SaudiNIC |
.sais theLatin Alpha betInternetcountry codetop-level domain(ccTLD) ofSaudi Arabia.Domains of this type can be registered throughSaudiNIC,a department of theCommunications and Information Technology Commission.TheArabic Alpha betccTLD of Saudi Arabia isالسعودية.
History[edit]
The.satop-level domain was managed by theKing Abdulaziz City for Science and Technologyfrom 1995 to 2006. It was then transferred toSaudi Network Information Center(SaudiNIC).[2]
As of 21 August 2023, 54,330.sadomain names were registered.[1]
Second-level domains[edit]
The second-level domains that are officially open to third-level registrations are:
- com.sa:Commercial entities and registered trademarks
- edu.sa:Educational institutions
- sch.sa:Elementary and secondary schools
- med.sa:Health services (hospitals, clinics, etc.)
- gov.sa:Governmental entities
- net.sa:Internet-related services (ISPs, web hosting, portal sites, etc.)
- org.sa:Non-profit organizations
- pub.sa:Entities or individuals that do not fit in other categories, including personal names.
Internationalized country code TLD[edit]
Saudi Arabia was one of the first countries to apply for the newinternationalized domain name(IDN) country code top-level domains authorized by theInternet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)in 2009. In January 2010, ICANN announced that the Saudi IDN ccTLD (xn--mgberp4a5d4ar, السعودية) one of the first four new IDN ccTLDs to have passed the Fast Track String Evaluation within the domain application process.[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^abSaudiNIC
- ^"SaudiNIC provides statistics for domain registrations per second-level domain, as well as full statistics for domain registration since 1995".Intgovforum.org.2020.Archivedfrom the original on 2012-09-20.Retrieved23 December2019.
- ^"First IDN ccTLDs Requests Successfully Pass String Evaluation".ICANN. 2010-01-21.Archivedfrom the original on 24 January 2010.Retrieved25 January2010.
External links[edit]
- IANA.sa whois information
- Saudi Research & Innovation Network (King Abdulaziz City for Science & Technology)
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