.sy

Overview

• .sy is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) assigned to the Syrian Arab Republic.
• The registry is operated by the National Agency for Network Services (NANS).
• Registrations are available directly at the second level or at the third level beneath a number of reserved second-level names.

History

• Introduced: 20 February 1996.
• Initial delegation (1996) was to the Embassy of the Syrian Arab Republic in Washington, D.C.
• Redelegated to the Syrian Telecommunications Establishment (STE) in 1997.
• The National Agency for Network Services (NANS) was established in 2009 under Syrian law to manage domain policies and services (including .sy and the IDN version سورية.).
• NANS requested redelegation of .sy on 5 October 2010; redelegation to NANS was granted and the registry functions were transferred (registry took over from STE in 2011).

Usage and Audience

• Intended use: entities connected with Syria (government, businesses, organizations, individuals with ties to Syria).
• Common second-level and sector-specific labels (used for third-level registrations):
  • .edu.sy / .school.sy — educational institutions
  • .gov.sy — government agencies
  • .mil.sy — Syrian Armed Forces
  • .net.sy — network operators and providers (ISPs, hosting)
  • .com.sy / .co.sy / .biz.sy — commercial entities and businesses
  • .org.sy — non-profit organisations and NGOs
  • .news.sy / .info.sy / .tv.sy — news agencies, journalists, international organizations
  • .name.sy — personal names

Registration Rules

• Eligibility:

  • Natural persons holding Syrian nationality may apply.
  • Legal entities with an actual management center or ongoing activity extending to the Syrian Arab Republic may apply.
  • Owners of trademarks or trade names registered in Syria may apply.

• Restrictions:

  • Names that contain words with inappropriate meanings (in any language) or that contradict religion or the laws and regulations in force in Syria are not allowed.

• Structure and formats:

  • Registrations can be made directly at the second level or at the third level beneath reserved second-level domains.
  • Allowed characters: Latin letters (A–Z), digits and the hyphen (-); names are case-insensitive.
  • Names must start and end with a letter or digit, may not contain spaces, and must be between 2 and 63 characters in length.

• Policies and governance:

  • The National Agency for Network Services (NANS) defines registration policies and rules for the .sy namespace.

% IANA WHOIS server
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domain:       SY

organisation: National Agency for Network Services (NANS)
address:      Sahara-Sabboura Crossroads
address:      P.O. Box 47/Kudsaya
address:      Damascus
address:      Syrian Arab Republic (the)

contact:      administrative
name:         Head of Licensing Department
organisation: National Agency for Network Services (NANS)
address:      Sahara-Sabboura Crossroads
address:      P.O. Box 47/Kudsaya
address:      Damascus
address:      Syrian Arab Republic (the)
phone:        +963 11 3937096
fax-no:       +963 11 3937079
e-mail:       dnsadmin@tld.sy

contact:      technical
name:         NANS DNS Technical Department
organisation: National Agency for Network Services (NANS)
address:      Sahara-Sabboura Crossroads
address:      P.O. Box 47/Kudsaya
address:      Damascus
address:      Syrian Arab Republic (the)
phone:        +963 11 3937047
fax-no:       +963 11 3937079
e-mail:       dns@tld.sy

nserver:      NS1.TLD.SY 82.137.200.85
nserver:      PCH.ANYCAST.TLD.SY 2001:500:14:6071:ad:0:0:1 204.61.216.71
nserver:      SY.CCTLD.AUTHDNS.RIPE.NET 193.0.9.113 2001:67c:e0:0:0:0:0:113

whois:        whois.tld.sy

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: http://tld.sy

created:      1996-02-20
changed:      2024-10-14
source:       IANA