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    • .az

    Country-code top-level domainsDNSSEC

    Overview

    • .az is the country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Azerbaijan.
    • It is administered by Azerbaijani Communications (AZNIC) and associated with Intra Network Systems (IntraNS) as sponsor/manager.
    • Intended for entities connected with Azerbaijan; the domain is popular in Azerbaijan and sees some use in places such as Arizona and the Azores.
    • Registrations are available at the second level and at third level beneath designated second-level labels (e.g., com.az, gov.az).

    History

    • Introduced and implemented on 25 August 1993.
    • Registry/sponsorship: AZNIC is listed as the registry/administrator; IntraNS is listed as sponsor/manager in registry records.
    • Registered domain count: 40,690 (data reported on 2022-12-10).

    Usage and Audience

    • Primary audience: organizations, businesses and individuals connected with Azerbaijan.
    • Common uses:
      • National institutions and government services using gov.az, mil.az, edu.az, etc.
      • Commercial and personal sites using com.az, net.az, org.az, name.az, co.az, biz.az, info.az, pp.az.

    Registration Rules

    • Eligibility and residency:
      • Wikipedia notes registration is available only for residents.
      • The National Administrator delegates the right to use names in the .az zone and registration/maintenance services are provided by local or foreign registrars.
    • Prohibited and restricted names:
      • Pornographic content is not allowed under registry rules.
      • Use of geographical names of Azerbaijan (districts, cities, regions, natural features), surnames/names/pseudonyms of prominent persons and derivatives requires consent and may need Ministry approval.
      • A registry-maintained “Stop-list” blocks words/expressions contrary to social order, morals, religious values, or otherwise illegal/offensive.
      • Use of state body names, international company names, public or political association names (or their shortened/transliterated forms) is permitted only with written consent.
      • Trademark law: domain names that unfairly replicate or imitate well-known trademarks may be suspended or transferred under Azerbaijani trademark law.
      • Reserved domain names are registered only with Ministry consent.
    • Second-level domains available: .biz.az, .co.az, .com.az, .info.az, .int.az, .edu.az, .gov.az, .mil.az, .name.az, .net.az, .org.az, .pp.az.
    • Format and character rules:
      • Domain names must be between 3 and 63 characters.
      • Allowed characters: scripts used in English (and Azerbaijani when applying registration in the state language), digits 0-9, and the hyphen (-).
      • Hyphens may not be used at the beginning or end of a name, nor may consecutive hyphens appear.

    SEO and Brand Impact

    • As a country-code TLD, .az signals an association with Azerbaijan, which can aid geographic relevance for local audiences.
    • Registry rules and trademark protections provide mechanisms for brand protection and to block offensive content, which can affect trust and reputation for sites using the TLD.

    Notable Cases or Examples

    • No specific famous domains are listed in the provided sources.
    • The TLD is noted to have some usage beyond Azerbaijan (for example, by entities referencing "Az" such as Arizona or the Azores).

    Operator

    IntraNS

    Whois

    % IANA WHOIS server
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domain:       AZ

organisation: IntraNS
address:      ap 30/34 home
address:      35 Zarifa Aliyeva Street
address:      Baku AZ1000
address:      Azerbaijan

contact:      administrative
name:         Faig Farmanov
organisation: IntraNS
address:      ap 30/34 home
address:      35 Zarifa Aliyeva Street
address:      Baku AZ1000
address:      Azerbaijan
phone:        +994 12 4980522
fax-no:       +994 12 4980522
e-mail:       fa@fa.az

contact:      technical
name:         Timur Khanjanov
organisation: IntraNS
address:      ap 30/34 home
address:      35 Zarifa Aliyeva Street
address:      Baku AZ1000
address:      Azerbaijan
phone:        +994 12 4939319
e-mail:       intel@intrans.baku.az

nserver:      AZ.HOSTMASTER.UA 195.47.253.13 2001:67c:258:0:0:0:0:13
nserver:      NS3.INTRANS.AZ 148.251.2.246
nserver:      RIP.PSG.COM 147.28.0.39 2001:418:1:0:0:0:0:39
ds-rdata:     48544 8 2 4cb64b087166bd2a837efcedc5d210f3ffbedb7e6535998b27a1e43b948967cc

whois:        

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: http://www.whois.az/

created:      1993-08-25
changed:      2022-03-14
source:       IANA

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