.eg
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.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.
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During the 2011 Egyptian protests, domain .eg was shut down by the government.
Registration at the second level is now available for non-commercial community service sites; e.g. nic.eg, bibalex.eg, igf09.eg.
Latin alphabet
The Latin alphabet, also called the Roman alphabet, is the most recognized alphabet used in the world today. It evolved from a western variety of the Greek alphabet called the Cumaean alphabet, which was adopted and modified by the Etruscans who ruled early Rome...
country code top-level domain
Country code top-level domain
A country code top-level domain is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country, a sovereign state, or a dependent territory....
(ccTLD) for Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
. 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
Domain name system
The Domain Name System is a hierarchical distributed naming system for computers, services, or any resource connected to the Internet or a private network. It associates various information with domain names assigned to each of the participating entities...
servers. Egypt's Arabic alphabet
Arabic alphabet
The Arabic alphabet or Arabic abjad is the Arabic script as it is codified for writing the Arabic language. It is written from right to left, in a cursive style, and includes 28 letters. Because letters usually stand for consonants, it is classified as an abjad.-Consonants:The Arabic alphabet has...
ccTLD is مصر.
مصر.
The Arabic domain name ' is the internationalized country code top-level domain in the Domain Name System of the Internet for Egypt...
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During the 2011 Egyptian protests, domain .eg was shut down by the government.
Second-level domains
There are nine second-level domains. Registrations are at the third level beneath these names.- com.eg: Commercial sites.
- edu.eg: Educational sites.
- eun.eg: Egyptian Universities Network.
- gov.eg: Governmental sites.
- mil.eg: Military sites.
- name.eg: Personal "name" websites.
- net.eg: Networking.
- org.eg: Egyptian organizations.
- sci.eg: Scientific sites.
Registration at the second level is now available for non-commercial community service sites; e.g. nic.eg, bibalex.eg, igf09.eg.