.dz

Introduced	3 January 1994
TLD type	Country code top-level domain
Status	Active
Registry	DZNIC
Sponsor	Algerian NIC, CERIST [fr]
Intended use	Entities connected with  Algeria
Actual use	Fairly popular in Algeria
Registered domains	14,384 (11 February 2022)[a]
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
Dispute policies	UDRP
Registry website	www.nic.dz

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

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$8.38).

Second-level domains

Registrations are taken directly at the second level, or at the third level beneath these names:^[1]

• .com.dz: Commercial entities
• .gov.dz: Governmental entities
• .org.dz: Entities appointing non-governmental and not commercial organizations
• .edu.dz: Entities of education
• .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 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.