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Internet country-code top level domain for Algeria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
.dz is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Algeria (from Dzayer, the local name for Algeria).
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| Introduced | 3 January 1994 |
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| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | DZNIC |
| Sponsor | Algerian NIC, CERIST |
| Intended use | Entities connected with  Algeria |
| Actual use | Fairly popular in Algeria |
| Registered domains | 15,468 (2022-12-15)[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 | Domain name charter |
| Dispute policies | UDRP |
| Registry website | www |
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).
Registrations are taken directly at the second level, or at the third level beneath these names:[2]
| Introduced | 2011 |
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| 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 | 43 (2022-12-15)[3] |
| 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.[4]
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