.shabaka

.شبكة
Introduced24 March 2013
TLD typetop-level domain
StatusActive
RegistrydotShabaka Registry
Intended useArabic-language websites
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The Arabic top-level domain .شبكة (meaning ".web", and transcribed into English as ".shabaka")[1] is an internationalized domain name top-level domain in the Domain Name System of the Internet for Arabic language websites. Websites using the domain can be accessed using its U-label[a] (.شبكة) or A-label[b] equivalent (.xn--ngbc5azd).[3]

The domain was approved for use by ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) in March 2013.[1] Its sunrise period ran from 31 October to 29 December 2013, and landrush period from 2 January to 31 January 2014. General availability for the domain commenced on 4 February 2014.[4]

  1. ^ a b Cherrayil (2013).
  2. ^ a b ICANN (2014).
  3. ^ IANA Delegation Report (2013).
  4. ^ dotShabaka Registry (2014).


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