.sa

.sa is the Latin alphabet Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) of Saudi Arabia. Domains of this type can be registered through SaudiNIC, a department of the Communications and Information Technology Commission. The Arabic alphabet ccTLD of Saudi Arabia is السعودية.

History

The top-level domain was managed by the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology from 1995 to 2006. It was then transferred to Saudi Network Information Center (SaudiNIC).

As of 21 August 2023, 54,330 domain names were registered.

Second-level domains

The second-level domains that are officially open to third-level registrations are:

• : Commercial entities and registered trademarks
• : Educational institutions
• : Elementary and secondary schools
• : Health services (hospitals, clinics, etc.)
• : Governmental entities
• : Internet-related services (ISPs, web hosting, portal sites, etc.)
• : Non-profit organizations
• : Entities or individuals that do not fit in other categories, including personal names.

Internationalized country code TLD

Saudi Arabia was one of the first countries to apply for the new internationalized domain name (IDN) country code top-level domains authorized by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) in 2009. In January 2010, ICANN announced that the Saudi IDN ccTLD (xn--mgberp4a5d4ar, السعودية) one of the first four new IDN ccTLDs to have passed the Fast Track String Evaluation within the domain application process.

See also

• Saudi Network Information Center
• AlSaudiah

References

External links

• IANA .sa whois information
• Saudi Research & Innovation Network (King Abdulaziz City for Science & Technology)