Generic top-level domainsIDNDNSSEC
Overview
.madrid is a GeoTLD and community top-level domain applied for and operated by the Comunidad de Madrid (the Government of the Region of Madrid). It was created to serve the digital identity and online presence of Madrid's community and to strengthen the region's image on the internet.
History
- Applied for under ICANN's New gTLD Program by the Government of Madrid.
- Registry Agreement with ICANN signed: 1 May 2014 (after passing Initial Evaluation).
- Delegated to the DNS Root Zone (implemented): 20 November 2014.
- TLD type: GeoTLD / Community TLD.
- Manager/operator: Comunidad de Madrid.
Usage and Audience
- Intended audience: the community of individuals and legal entities with a bona fide presence, direct or indirect, in the Region of Madrid (including Madrid as the capital of Spain).
- Purpose: facilitate digital communications to, from and within the Region of Madrid; provide a platform for urban development in the digital space of the Region; strengthen Madrid's image online.
Registration Rules
- Community definition / eligibility: targeted at individuals and legal entities with a bona fide presence (direct or indirect) in the Region of Madrid.
- String contention: No (no contention reported for the .madrid string).
SEO and Brand Impact
- .madrid is positioned as a regional/community namespace to reinforce geographic identity and brand for Madrid-based organizations, institutions and initiatives.
- Goals explicitly include strengthening Madrid's online image and providing a recognizable digital platform for the region.
Operator
Whois
% IANA WHOIS server % for more information on IANA, visit http://www.iana.org % This query returned 1 object domain: MADRID organisation: Comunidad de Madrid address: Calle Embajadores, 181 address: Madrid 28045 address: Spain contact: administrative name: Consejero Delegado de ICM organisation: Comunidad de Madrid address: Calle Embajadores, 181 address: Madrid 28045 address: Spain phone: +34 915 804 907 fax-no: +34 915 805 089 e-mail: candidatura.madrid1@madrid.org contact: technical name: .madrid Technical Contact organisation: CORE Association address: Cours de Rive 2 address: Geneva CH-1204 address: Switzerland phone: +41 22 312 5610 fax-no: +41 22 312 5612 e-mail: dnsmaster@corenic.org nserver: ANYCAST10.IRONDNS.NET 195.253.64.12 2a01:5b0:4:0:0:0:0:c nserver: ANYCAST23.IRONDNS.NET 195.253.65.11 2a01:5b0:5:0:0:0:0:b nserver: ANYCAST24.IRONDNS.NET 195.253.65.12 2a01:5b0:5:0:0:0:0:c nserver: ANYCAST9.IRONDNS.NET 195.253.64.11 2a01:5b0:4:0:0:0:0:b ds-rdata: 54534 10 2 b04cbf4df277fb7ab0799b9cce1469e120df69caaae1118dac9c408a970e35cc whois: whois.nic.madrid status: ACTIVE remarks: Registration information: http://dominios.madrid.org created: 2014-10-02 changed: 2022-01-07 source: IANA