| .қаз | |
| Background: |
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| Introduced: | 2012 |
| Type: | Internationalised (Cyrillic) country code top-level domain |
| Status: | Active |
| Registry: | KazNIC |
| Sponsor: | Association of IT Companies of Kazakhstan |
| Intendeduse: | Entities connected with  Kazakhstan in the Cyrillic script |
| Actualuse: | Sees some use in Kazakhstan |
| Restrictions: | None for second-level names; some restrictions for third-level names depending on which second-level name they are under |
| Structure: | Registrations are made directly at the second level, or at the third level beneath second-level categories |
| Dnsname: | xn--80ao21a |
.қаз (abbreviation of Kazakh: Қазақстан|translit=Qazaqstan) is the Internet internationalized country code top-level domain (iccTLD) for Kazakhstan. It is used with web addresses using Cyrillic letters. It was launched in March 2012,[1] when the first site, a test site ("test.qaz") was activated.
Own second level domains are allowed, but there are also the following standardized second-level domains:[2]
Some second-level domains have been reserved in a prioritized manner, such as президент.қаз ("prezident.qaz"). Between May 1, 2012 to July 31, 2012, companies and trademark holders could apply for their names.