.kz

.kz and .қаз (abbreviation of Kazakh: Қазақстан, tr. Qazaqstan) are the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Kazakhstan.

.kz
Introduced1994
TLD typeCountry code top-level domain
StatusActive
RegistryKazNIC
SponsorAssociation of IT Companies of Kazakhstan
Intended useEntities connected with  Kazakhstan
Actual usePopular in Kazakhstan
Registration restrictionsNone for second-level names; some restrictions for third-level names depending on which second-level name they are under
StructureRegistrations are made directly at the second level, or at the third level beneath second-level categories
DocumentsRules
Dispute policiesDispute resolution policy
Registry websiteNIC.kz

Registrations can be made directly at the second level (with no requirement of Kazakhstan presence) or at the third level beneath categories which have specific restrictions, and are generally limited to Kazakhstan-related entities.

.kz

Second-level domains
  • .com.kz – Commercial organizations; registered trademark protection.
  • .edu.kz – Licensed educational organizations.
  • .gov.kz – Governmental organizations.
  • .mil.kz – Ministry of Defense.
  • .net.kz – Licensed networks of data communications.
  • .org.kz – Nonprofit organizations.

In June 2011, Google redirected all traffic from google.kz to google.com in response to a demand issued by the Kazakh Ministry of Communications and Information that requires all .kz domain names to operate on physical servers within the borders of Kazakhstan.[1] Senior Vice President Bill Coughran said "creating borders on the web raises important questions for us not only about network efficiency but also about user privacy and free expression." By hosting google.kz only on servers inside Kazakhstan, "we would be helping to create a fractured Internet."

During the first half of 2017, google.kz (https://www.google.kz/) has returned to be generally available.

.қаз
Main article: .қаз

A second country code top-level domain, .қаз ("qaz") for Kazakhstan is now active.[2] It is used with web addresses using Cyrillic letters. It was launched in March 2012, when the first site, a test site, http://Тест.қаз ("test.qaz") was activated.

See also

Notes
  1. Changes to the open Internet in Kazakhstan, Official Google Blog, June 7, 2011
  2. https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3A.қаз


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