.dz

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**.dz**
Image:Dotdz.gif
Introduced	1994
TLD type	Country code top-level domain
Status	Active
Registry	NIC.DZ
Sponsoring organization	CERIST
Intended use	Entities connected with Algeria
Actual use	Fairly popular in Algeria
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
Documents
Dispute policies
Web site	nic.dz

.dz is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Algeria. It is administered by Network Internet Center. DZ, a subdivision of CERIST (Centre de Recherche sur l'Information Scientifique et Technique). To apply for a .dz domain name, one must have be an organization with a permanent presence in Algeria, and choose a name of three or more letters. Currently, NIC.DZ charges 1000 Algerian dinars a year. The two letter country code DZ is derived from Dzayer, the local name for Algeria.

[edit] Second-Level Domains

Registrations are taken directly at the second level, or at the third level beneath these names:

.com.dz : commercial enterprises
.org.dz : organizations
.net.dz : ISPs
.gov.dz : government
.edu.dz : academic or scientific establishments
.asso.dz : associations
.pol.dz : political institutions
.art.dz : culture and arts

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Country code top-level domains
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See also: Generic top-level domains