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.qa

Country-code top-level domain

A source-linked reference record for .qa, combining IANA delegation data with registry metadata.

Registry website View IANA record
RegistryCommunications Regulatory Authority
IANA typeccTLD
Registered1996-06-12
DNSSECNot determined
Overview

About .qa

IANA

.qa is listed by IANA as a country-code top-level domain. The sponsoring organisation shown in the IANA delegation record is Communications Regulatory Authority.

Policy and eligibility are deliberately not inferred from the string name. Registration rules should be taken from the registry and its official documentation.

ccTLD Delegated
Sponsoring organisation
Communications Regulatory Authority
Registry website
https://www.cra.gov.qa/
RDAP
Not published
WHOIS
whois.registry.qa
Registration date
1996-06-12
IANA last update
2022-02-07
Technical information

DNS and protocol details

Root-level delegation and protocol endpoints surfaced without hiding the source.

Authoritative nameservers

Published in the IANA delegation record.

a.registry.qa178.23.16.104
b.registry.qa178.23.17.104
c.registry.qa212.77.192.10
d.registry.qa212.77.192.13
e.registry.qa178.23.20.60
f.registry.qa37.209.192.6 · 2001:dcd:1:0:0:0:0:6
g.registry.qa37.209.194.6 · 2001:dcd:2:0:0:0:0:6
h.registry.qa178.23.22.60 · 2a0c:a640:1:22:0:0:0:60
i.registry.qa204.61.216.62 · 2001:500:14:6062:ad:0:0:1

Protocol endpoints

Published registry lookup services.

RDAP
Not published
WHOIS
whois.registry.qa
Delegation history

Record timeline

Only milestones that can be tied directly to official records are shown.

  1. Redelegation of the .QA domain representing Qatar to the Supreme Council of Information and Communication Technology
  2. IANA registration date

    Registration date shown in the IANA delegation record.

  3. IANA record last updated

    Latest update date displayed by the IANA delegation record.

Sources

Official records

This page keeps operational facts attached to their original source.

IANADelegation record IANA / InterNICAuthoritative root zone RegistryRegistration services
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