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Top-level Internet domain for Algeria
July 2017
.dz Dotdz.png 3 January 1994 Country code top-level domain Active DZ NIC CERIST fr Entities connected with Algeria Fairly popular in Algeria 20,573 2026-06-08 DZ NIC https://www.nic.dz/20573 Must have Algerian presence; name must be related to company or organization name or trademark Registrations are taken directly at second level or at third level beneath some second-level labels https://www.nic.dz/docs UDRP https://www.nic.dz/
.dz is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Algeria (from arq 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, have legal representation in Algeria, or possess a document justifying the name ownership rights in the country.
Currently, NIC.DZ charges 1000 Algerian dinars per year for a domain (about US$1000 DZA 2).
Second-level domains
Registrations are taken directly at the second level, or at the third level beneath these names:Domain Name Policy for the Algerian Country Code TLD .dz http://www.nic.dz/en/images/pdf_nic/policy.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20191024022800/http://www.nic.dz:80/en/images/pdf_nic/policy.pdf 2019-10-24 DZ NIC
DomainIntended users.com.dzCommercial entities.gov.dzGovernmental entities.org.dzNon-governmental organizations.edu.dzEducation associations.asso.dzApproved associations.pol.dzPolitical parties.art.dzArts.net.dzNetwork providers/operators and entities operating in other back-end internet services.tm.dzEntities, residing abroad, which possess protected trademarks covered in Algeria and having no document justifying an activity or presence in Algeria..soc.dzNatural 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
الجزائر. 2011 Internationalized country code top-level domain Active Entities connected with (Arabic script) Rare use in Algeria. 59 2024-12-14 مركز أسماء النطاقات الجزائر https://xn--ggbdmbaav3cjl1c9heugfv.xn--lgbbat1ad8j/59 https://web.archive.org/web/20250903234230/https://xn--ggbdmbaav3cjl1c9heugfv.xn--lgbbat1ad8j/59 2026-06-07 2025-09-03 https://مركزأسماءالنطاقات.الجزائر/docs https://مركزأسماءالنطاقات.الجزائر/ .xn--lgbbat1ad8j
A second, internationalised top-level domain is 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
External links
IANA .dz whois information
NIC.DZ
CERIST
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications
Category:Internet in Algeria
Category:Mass media in Algeria
Category:Country code top-level domains
Category:Communications in Algeria
Category:Council of European National Top Level Domain Registries members
Category:Internet properties established in 1994