 | |
| Introduced | 30 November 1990 |
|---|---|
| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | Egyptian Universities Network |
| Sponsor | Egyptian Universities Network |
| Intended use | Entities connected with  Egypt |
| Actual use | Popular in Egypt |
| Structure | Registrations are at the second level, and at the third level beneath various second-level labels |
| Registry website | domain.eg (in Arabic) |
.eg is the Latin alphabet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Egypt. Any entity who wants to register a domain name ending with .eg must have a local representative or the domain name has to be hosted on Egyptian DNS servers. Egypt's Arabic alphabet ccTLD is .مصر.[1][2]
Second-level domains[edit]
There are several second-level domains. Registrations are possible at the second level (directly under .eg) or at the third level beneath these names, with required documents sometimes differing depending on the one selected.[3][4]
- .ac.eg: Academic sites.
- .com.eg: Commercial sites.
- .edu.eg: Educational sites.
- .egregistry.eg: top-level domain services
- .eun.eg: Egyptian Universities Network.
- .gov.eg: Governmental sites.
- .info.eg: Information sector.
- .mil.eg: Military sites.
- .name.eg: Personal "name" websites.
- .net.eg: Networking and IT services.
- .org.eg: Egyptian non-governmental organizations.
- .sci.eg: Scientific sites.
- .sport.eg: Sports sites.
- .tv.eg: Visual media.
Historical event[edit]
During the 2011 Egyptian protests, the domain was shut down by the government.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "First IDN ccTLDs Requests Successfully Pass String Evaluation". ICANN. 2010-01-21.
- ^ "'Historic' day as first non-latin web addresses go live", BBC News, 6 May 2010.
- ^ Subdomain Names – Domain.EG
- ^ Registration Requirements – Domain.EG
- ^ Egyptian Internet shutdown by government, CNN, January 28, 2011.
External links[edit]
- domain.eg (in Arabic)
- IANA .eg whois information