.қаз

.қаз (abbreviation of Kazakh: Қазақстан, romanized: Qazaqstan) is the Internet internationalized country code top-level domain (iccTLD) for Kazakhstan. It is used with web addresses using Cyrillic letters. It was launched in March 2012,^[1] when the first site, a test site ("test.qaz") was activated.

.қаз

Introduced	2012
TLD type	Internationalised (Cyrillic) country code top-level domain
Status	Active
Registry	KazNIC
Sponsor	Association of IT Companies of Kazakhstan
Intended use	Entities connected with  Kazakhstan in the Cyrillic script
Actual use	Sees some use in Kazakhstan
Registration restrictions	None for second-level names; some restrictions for third-level names depending on which second-level name they are under
Structure	Registrations are made directly at the second level, or at the third level beneath second-level categories
DNS name	xn--80ao21a
Registry website	NIC.kz

Own second level domains are allowed, but there are also the following standardized second-level domains:^[2]

• .мем.қаз – public sector organizations
• .біл.қаз – education institutions
• .ком.қаз – commercial organizations
• .қау.қаз – non-profit organizations and projects
• .қор.қаз – defense
• .бай.қаз – communications enterprises, networks

Some second-level domains have been reserved in a prioritized manner, such as президент.қаз ("prezident.qaz"). Between May 1, 2012 to July 31, 2012, companies and trademark holders could apply for their names.

See also

• Communications in Kazakhstan
• Media of Kazakhstan
• Proposed top-level domain
• .kz
• .бг
• .бел
• .мкд
• .мон
• .рф
• .срб
• .укр

External links

• IANA .қаз whois information
• Тест.қаз (Test.qaz), the first website published in the .қаз zone

Notes

1. "У сакавіку 2012 года Казастан запусьціў народны кірылічны канчатак .қаз" (in Belarusian).
2. "Order of introduction of ".ҚАЗ" domain name" (PDF).