.iq

.iq

Introduced	1997
TLD type	Country code top-level domain
Status	Active
Registry	Communications and Media Commission
Sponsor	Iraqi Communications and Media Commission
Intended use	Entities connected with Iraq
Actual use	Limited, mostly Iraqi government and educational institutions.
Registration restrictions	No online registrations are known to be presently taking place
Structure	Mostly third-level domains under .com.iq .gov.iq .edu.iq; a few second-level domains exist.
Documents	IANA redelegation report
Dispute policies	None
Registry website	Communications and Media Commission

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

This domain was in limbo for years, as the delegated manager was imprisoned in Texas on charges of alleged connection to Hamas (a State Dept 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.

Registrations are within these categories:

• .iq: General
• gov.iq: Governmental entities
• edu.iq: Educational Institutions
• com.iq: Commercial entities
• mil.iq: Military Institutions
• org.iq: Non-profit organizations
• net.iq: Network Service Providers

External links

• .iq subdomain registration page
• IANA .iq whois information
• News article on upcoming relaunch
• Currently-active .iq sites (Google search)