.shabaka

.شبكة
Introduced 24 March 2013
TLD type top-level domain
Status Active
Registry dotShabaka Registry
Intended use Arabic-language websites

The Arabic top-level domain .شبكة (meaning ".web", and transcribed into English as ".shabaka")[1] is an internationalized domain name top-level domain in the Domain Name System of the Internet for Arabic language websites. Websites using the domain can be accessed using its U-label[lower-alpha 1] (.شبكة) or A-label[lower-alpha 2] equivalent (.xn--ngbc5azd).[3]

The domain was approved for use by ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) in March 2013.[1] Its sunrise period ran from 31 October to 29 December 2013, and landrush period from 2 January to 31 January 2014. General availability for the domain commenced on 4 February 2014.[4]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The Unicode representation of an internationalized domain name.[2]
  2. ↑ An encoding of a Unicode domain name in ASCII characters for transmission within the domain name system.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Cherrayil (2013).
  2. 1 2 ICANN (2014).
  3. ↑ IANA Delegation Report (2013).
  4. ↑ dotShabaka Registry (2014).

Citations

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