.ir is the

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country code Country codes are short alphabetic or numeric geographical Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth description") is a field of science ...

top-level domain A top-level domain (TLD) is one of the domains at the highest level in the hierarchical Domain Name System The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical and distributed naming system for computers, services, and other resources in the ...

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ccTLD A country code top-level domain (ccTLD) is an Internet The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It ...

) for

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆما� ...

. It is managed by the Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences.

Second-level domains

* .ir – public * .ac.ir – academic (

tertiary education Tertiary education, also referred to as third-level, third-stage or post-secondary education, is the educational level following the completion of secondary education. The World Bank, for example, defines tertiary education as including univers ...

and research establishments) and learned societies. * .co.ir – commercial/companies * .gov.ir – government ( Islamic Republic of Iran) * .id.ir – personal, one per unique national identity number * .net.ir – ISPs and network companies approved by the CRA * .org.ir –

non-profit A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...

organisations * .sch.ir – schools, primary and secondary education

Persian domains

Persian

internationalized domain name An internationalized domain name (IDN) is an Internet The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It ...

s are available for registration under .ایران.ir for public, in the Persian script. In 2010,

ICANN The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN ) is an American multistakeholder group and nonprofit organization responsible for coordinating the maintenance and procedures of several databases related to the namespac ...

approved IRNIC's proposal for the ایران. IDN ccTLD (representing the Persian spelling of ''Iran''), pending the final step of String Delegation.

Testbeds

* .dnssec.ir – limited term testbed for

DNSSEC The Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) are a suite of extension specifications by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) for securing data exchanged in the Domain Name System The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical a ...

support

References

External links

IRNIC Official Website

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IRNIC, Dot-IR (.ir) ccTLD Registry
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List of Resellers of IRNIC
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