.dz is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Algeria (from , 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$).

Second-level domains

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

{| class="wikitable"

!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

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

  • Internet in Algeria

References

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

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