.dz

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

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


 * .com.dz: Commercial entities
 * .gov.dz: Governmental entities
 * .org.dz: Entities appointing non-governmental and non-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, internationalised 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.