.‏.امارات‎ Top Level Domain Reference

cctld delegated

.‏.امارات‎ is an authoritative top-level domain administered by Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA).

Notice regarding Country Code TLDs: .‏.امارات‎ 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.

.‏.امارات‎ Key Facts

  • .‏.امارات‎ is an authoritative top-level domain administered by Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA).
  • 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 Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) Contracted Registry Operator Designated national jurisdiction https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/‏.امارات‎.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 .‏.امارات‎.

Registry Operational Timeline

Date Event Type Description Authoritative Source

Authoritative Root Nameservers and Registry Endpoints

Root Delegation Nameservers

  • a.nic.‏.امارات‎
    192.0.2.1
  • b.nic.‏.امارات‎
    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), .‏.امارات‎ 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, .‏.امارات‎ supports both modern JSON-based Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) queries via https://rdap.nic.‏.امارات‎ and legacy port-43 WHOIS queries via whois.nic.‏.امارات‎.

Governance Model & Commercial Exposure

.‏.امارات‎ is administered under national ccTLD authority by Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) (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 .‏.امارات‎ domain in our Live DNS Inspector (/dns-inspect/).

.‏.امارات‎ Frequently Asked Questions

Audited FAQ Reference

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

.‏.امارات‎ 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 .‏.امارات‎ domain registry?

The contracted registry operator for .‏.امارات‎ is Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA). Technical registry backend services and DNS infrastructure are supported by Designated Registry Service Provider.

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

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