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    Country-code top-level domainsDNSSEC

    Overview

    • .sa is the Latin-alphabet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Saudi Arabia.
    • It is operated by the Saudi Network Information Center (SaudiNIC), a unit of the Communications and Information Technology Commission (formerly listed as Communications, Space and Technology Commission).
    • Domains can be registered through SaudiNIC (https://nic.sa/).
    • Saudi Arabia also uses an Arabic-script IDN ccTLD: السعودية (punycode xn--mgberp4a5d4ar).

    History

    • Introduced / implemented: 17 May 1994.
    • Management history:
      • Managed by King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology from 1995 to 2006.
      • Transferred to SaudiNIC (Communications and Information Technology Commission) after 2006.
    • Internationalized ccTLD: In January 2010 Saudi Arabia's Arabic IDN ccTLD (السعودية, xn--mgberp4a5d4ar) passed ICANN's Fast Track String Evaluation.
    • Registered domains: 54,330 .sa domains were reported as of 21 August 2023.

    Usage and Audience

    • Intended for entities connected with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
    • Typical audiences include:
      • Commercial organizations, educational institutions, health services, government entities, network and internet service providers, non-profits, and individuals.
    • Common second-level labels (used for third-level registrations) include:
      • com.sa — commercial entities and registered trademarks
      • edu.sa — educational institutions
      • sch.sa — elementary and secondary schools
      • med.sa — health services (hospitals, clinics, pharmacies)
      • gov.sa — governmental entities
      • net.sa — internet-related services (ISPs, hosting, media)
      • org.sa — non-profit organizations
      • pub.sa — individuals and entities that do not fit other categories
    • The Wikipedia entry notes .sa is used in Saudi Arabia and, unusually, has some presence among websites related to the video game "Sonic Adventure."

    Registration Rules

    Eligibility and requirements:

    • Registrants must demonstrate a Saudi connection, which can include:
      • An entity physically located in Saudi Arabia;
      • A natural person with Saudi nationality or Premium Residency;
      • An entity with a registration or license issued by a relevant Saudi authority;
      • An owner of a trade name or trademark registered in Saudi Arabia.
    • Registrants must provide legal documents verifying identity and relationship to the domain name.

    Registrant warranties and prohibited uses:

    • Registrants must warrant that the domain is related to them and not registered or used in bad faith, to impersonate others, or to infringe rights.
    • Domains must not be used to defame, violate Saudi law, or permit third-party use without prior consent of SaudiNIC.
    • Prohibited activities include (but are not limited to):
      • Preventing others from registering names, resale through unlicensed parties, cybersquatting, phishing, fraudulent data collection, spamming, malware distribution, domain hijacking, denial-of-service activities;
      • Content or activities against Islamic religion or Saudi laws (examples listed by the registry include pornography, illegal drugs, alcohol, gambling, and intellectual property piracy);
      • Other activities classified as information crimes under applicable regulations.

    Technical and label rules:

    • Labels must be between 2 and 63 characters.
    • First and last character must be a letter or number.
    • No two consecutive hyphens are allowed.
    • Only Latin letters (a–z), digits (0–9) and the hyphen (-) are accepted for .sa labels.

    Notable Cases or Examples

    • The Arabic IDN ccTLD السعودية (xn--mgberp4a5d4ar) was among the first IDN ccTLD strings to pass ICANN's Fast Track String Evaluation in January 2010.
    • A brief note in the Wikipedia entry mentions some .sa usage by websites related to the game "Sonic Adventure."

    Operator

    Communications, Space and Technology Commission

    Whois

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domain:       SA

organisation: Communications, Space and Technology Commission
address:      P. O. Box 75606
address:      Riyadh 11588
address:      Saudi Arabia

contact:      administrative
name:         Head of Saudi Network Information Center
organisation: Communications, Space and Technology Commission
address:      P. O. Box 75606
address:      Riyadh 11588
address:      Saudi Arabia
phone:        +966114618216
fax-no:       +966114619497
e-mail:       tld-admin-contact@nic.net.sa

contact:      technical
name:         SA-TLD Technical Contact
organisation: Communications, Space and Technology Commission
address:      P. O. Box 75606
address:      Riyadh 11588
address:      Saudi Arabia
phone:        +966114618179
fax-no:       +966114619497
e-mail:       tld-tech-contact@nic.net.sa

nserver:      C1.DNS.SA 2001:67c:18c8:c0:0:0:0:c1 86.111.192.9
nserver:      C2.DNS.SA 2001:67c:130:10:0:0:0:9 86.111.196.9
nserver:      I1.DNS.SA 2001:1490:0:800:0:0:0:118 212.138.118.118
nserver:      M1.DNS.SA 2a02:ce0:1:30:0:0:0:5 86.51.77.213
nserver:      M2.DNS.SA 2a02:ce0:1:91:0:0:0:5 86.51.28.37
nserver:      N1.DNS.SA 194.146.106.102 2001:67c:1010:26:0:0:0:53
nserver:      P1.DNS.SA 2001:500:14:6041:ad:0:0:1 204.61.216.41
nserver:      S1.DNS.SA 2001:16a0:1:3002:0:0:0:2 37.107.223.170
nserver:      S2.DNS.SA 2001:16a0:2:3002:0:0:0:2 37.107.255.170
nserver:      SH1.DNS.SA 213.236.36.92 2a02:d70:64:68:0:0:0:2
ds-rdata:     62932 8 2 2e80b1231d370f4933a26f19487946eaca1db9d41a53831c2a9e73368bbbaab5

whois:        whois.nic.net.sa

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: http://www.nic.net.sa/

created:      1994-05-17
changed:      2025-08-19
source:       IANA

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