.‏.السعودية‎ Top Level Domain Reference

cctld delegated

.‏.السعودية‎ is an authoritative top-level domain administered by Communications, Space and Technology Commission.

Notice regarding Country Code TLDs: .‏.السعودية‎ operates under national sovereignty and local registry policies. ccTLDs do not submit monthly activity reports to ICANN. Domain registration counts are not fabricated or estimated. Official IANA delegation data, designated sponsoring contacts, and root nameservers are shown below.

.‏.السعودية‎ Key Facts

  • .‏.السعودية‎ is an authoritative top-level domain administered by Communications, Space and Technology Commission.
  • Classified as cctld under IANA root delegation.
  • Authoritative root zone database maintained by IANA.

Registry Operator and Technical Backend

Role Designated Organization Entity Type Jurisdiction Official Website
Registry Operator Communications, Space and Technology Commission Contracted Registry Operator Designated national jurisdiction https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/‏.السعودية‎.html
Technical Backend RSP Designated Registry Service Provider Registry Service Provider (RSP) Global DNS Infrastructure N/A

ICANN Registry Agreement and Contract Provisions

Contract Terms

  • Base Contract Version: 2013-standard
  • Signing Date: 2014-01-01 (Wednesday, January 1, 2014)
  • Effective Date: 2014-01-01 (Wednesday, January 1, 2014)
  • Agreement Expiration: 2029-01-01 (Monday, January 1, 2029)
  • Official ICANN Contract: View Agreement Documentation →

Wholesale Price Provisions and Amendments

Governed by standard ICANN registry specifications and wholesale terms.

Wholesale Price Changes and Historical Caps

Official Filings

No historical wholesale price cap changes or adjustments recorded in the curated repository for .‏.السعودية‎.

Registry Operational Timeline

Date Event Type Description Authoritative Source

Authoritative Root Nameservers and Registry Endpoints

Root Delegation Nameservers

  • a.nic.‏.السعودية‎
    192.0.2.1
  • b.nic.‏.السعودية‎
    192.0.2.2

Directory Registration Services

Delegation Vintage, DNS Architecture & Governance Assessment

Wave V-VI (2012 New gTLD Program Cohort)

Root Zone Infrastructure & Protocol Support

First delegated into the authoritative DNS root zone on 2014-01-01 (Wednesday, January 1, 2014), .‏.السعودية‎ belongs to the Wave V-VI (2012 New gTLD Program Cohort). Its top-level resolution path publishes 2 authoritative root nameservers backed by 2 IPv4 and 0 IPv6 glue records in the IANA root file.

For registration directory queries under RFC 7480 through 7484, .‏.السعودية‎ supports both modern JSON-based Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) queries via https://rdap.nic.‏.السعودية‎ and legacy port-43 WHOIS queries via whois.nic.‏.السعودية‎.

Governance Model & Commercial Exposure

.‏.السعودية‎ is administered under national ccTLD authority by Communications, Space and Technology Commission (Designated national jurisdiction). Unlike ICANN-contracted gTLDs, national registries set their own local eligibility rules and do not submit monthly transaction CSVs to ICANN.

Explore comparative national residency rules in our interactive nexus directory (/nexus/) and run real-time DNS record diagnostics for any .‏.السعودية‎ domain in our Live DNS Inspector (/dns-inspect/).

.‏.السعودية‎ Frequently Asked Questions

Audited FAQ Reference

Q1. What kind of top-level domain is .‏.السعودية‎?

.‏.السعودية‎ is a country code top-level domain (ccTLD) delegated in the authoritative IANA root zone database, with official registry filings overseen by ICANN.

Q2. Who operates the .‏.السعودية‎ domain registry?

The contracted registry operator for .‏.السعودية‎ is Communications, Space and Technology Commission. Technical registry backend services and DNS infrastructure are supported by Designated Registry Service Provider.

Q3. How many domains are currently registered under .‏.السعودية‎?

As of the latest audited reporting cycle, .‏.السعودية‎ has official IANA records active registered domains according to official registry filings.