.iq

.iq is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Iraq.

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.iq is the official web address ending for websites based in Iraq, similar to how .com is used internationally or .uk is used for the United Kingdom. It matters because it helps identify and organize Iraqi internet presence and allows Iraqi individuals and organizations to establish their online identity with a country-specific domain.

AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.

Key facts

Top level domain.name: .iq
Top level domain.background: CCF
Top level domain.image: DotIq domain logo.png
Top level domain.introduced: 9 May 1997
Top level domain.type: Country code top-level domain
Top level domain.status: Active
Top level domain.registry: Communications and Media Commission
Top level domain.sponsor: Communications and Media Commission
Top level domain.intendeduse: Entities connected with Iraq
Top level domain.actualuse: Some use in Iraq
Top level domain.restrictions: The registration of .iq domains is limited to commercial entities, internet service providers, nonprofits, or schools and private institutions recognized by Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, natural individuals, citizens, or residents in Iraq.
Top level domain.structure: Mostly third-level domains under .com.iq .gov.iq .edu.iq; a few second-level domains exist.
Top level domain.document: IANA redelegation report

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Image: Flag of Iraq.svg

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inception: 1997-00-00
Commons category: .iq

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.iq is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Iraq.

This domain was in limbo for several years, as the delegated manager was imprisoned in Texas on charges of alleged connections to Hamas (a State Department designated terrorist organization), for which he was later convicted in 2005. Some talk of redelegation and relaunching began taking place at the time of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and in 2005 a redelegation to the National Communications and Media Commission of Iraq was approved by ICANN.