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 ![]() |
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 |
.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).
Registrations are taken directly at the second level, or at the third level beneath these names:[1]
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.