.dz
 | |
| Introduced | 3 January 1994 |
|---|---|
| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | DZ NIC |
| Sponsor | CERIST |
| Intended use | Entities connected with Algeria |
| Actual use | Fairly popular in Algeria |
| Registered domains | 17,989 (2024-12-14)[1] |
| 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 | www |
| Dispute policies | UDRP |
| Registry website | www |
.dz is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Algeria (from Dzayer, the local name for Algeria).
Management
It is administered by the DZ Network Internet Center, a subdivision of CERIST (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 1000 Algerian dinars per year for a domain (about US$7.4).
Second-level domains
Registrations are taken directly at the second level, or at the third level beneath these names:[2]
| Domain | Intended users |
|---|---|
| .com.dz | Commercial entities |
| .gov.dz | Governmental entities |
| .org.dz | Non-governmental organizations |
| .edu.dz | Education associations |
| .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
| Introduced | 2011 |
|---|---|
| TLD type | Internationalized country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Intended use | Entities connected with  Algeria (Arabic script) |
| Actual use | Rare use in Algeria. |
| Registered domains | 59 (2024-12-14)[3] |
| Documents | xn--ggbdmbaav3cjl1c9heugfv |
| DNS name | .xn--lgbbat1ad8j |
| Registry website | مركزأسماءالنطاقات |
A second, internationalised top-level domain will be used for Algeria, intended for domain names in the local language, using Arabic characters: الجزائر. It was registered in 2011 and is represented as .xn--lgbbat1ad8j for the DNS name.
See also
References
- ^ https://www.nic.dz/17989
- ^ "Domain Name Policy for the Algerian Country Code TLD .dz" (PDF). DZ NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-10-24.
- ^ https://مركزأسماءالنطاقات.الجزائر/59
External links