.qa

.qa is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Qatar . It was introduced on June 12, 1996 and was initially administered by Qatar Telecom . The state information and communication authority ( The Supreme Council of Information and Communication Technology , ictQATAR for short ) has been responsible for .qa since 2010 . This top-level domain is also in Arabic script .قطر available.

properties

A .qa domain can be between two and 63 characters long. Since autumn 2011, any natural or legal person worldwide has been able to register a .qa domain; a place of residence or a branch in the emirate is not required. In contrast to other country-specific top-level domains, the registry restricts the trading of .qa domains, their sale is not permitted and can lead to the withdrawal of the address. In 2011, the registry also recognized the arbitration tribunal of the World Intellectual Property Organization , so that disputes about .qa domains can be resolved there. This applies to both .qa and the Arabic variant.

Web links

• Official website of the registry

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Delegation Record for .QA. Internet Assigned Numbers Authority , accessed November 21, 2013 . 
2. ↑ Domain Name Registration Policy. (PDF) Qatar Domains Registry, January 18, 2011, accessed November 21, 2013 (English, 745 KB). 
3. ↑ Florian Hitzelberger: Questions and Answers on Qatar's Top Level Domain. In: domain-right. September 13, 2012, accessed November 21, 2013 . 
4. ↑ Florian Hitzelberger: News from .qa, .com.de and .sport. In: domain-right. September 13, 2011, accessed November 21, 2013 .