.sa is the
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country code
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top-level domain
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(
ccTLD
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) of
Saudi Arabia
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. Domains of this type can be registered through
SaudiNIC, a department of the
Communications and Information Technology Commission. The
Arabic alphabet ccTLD of Saudi Arabia is
السعودية.
History
The top-level domain was managed by the
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology from 1995 to 2006. It was then transferred to
Saudi Network Information Center (SaudiNIC).
In December 2021, 82,097 domain names were registered.
Second-level domains
The second-level domains that are officially open to third-level registrations are:
* : Commercial entities and registered trademarks
* : Educational institutions
* : Elementary and secondary schools
* : Health services (hospitals, clinics, etc.)
* : Governmental entities
* : Internet-related services (ISPs, web hosting, portal sites, etc.)
* : Non-profit organizations
* : Entities or individuals that do not fit in other categories, including personal names.
Internationalized country code TLD
Saudi Arabia was one of the first countries to apply for the new
internationalized domain name
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(IDN) country code top-level domains authorized by the
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) in 2009. In January 2010, ICANN announced that the Saudi IDN ccTLD (xn--mgberp4a5d4ar, السعودية) one of the first four new IDN ccTLDs to have passed the Fast Track String Evaluation within the domain application process.
See also
*
Saudi Network Information Center
*
AlSaudiah
References
External links
IANA .sa whois informationSaudi Research & Innovation Network (King Abdulaziz City for Science & Technology)
Computer-related introductions in 1994
Country code top-level domains
Internet in Saudi Arabia
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