.shabaka explained

Arabic: .شبكة
Background:	CCF
Introduced:	24 March 2013
Type:	top-level domain
Status:	Active
Registry:	dotShabaka Registry
Intendeduse:	Arabic-language websites

The Arabic top-level domain Arabic: .شبكة (meaning ".web", and transcribed into English as ".shabaka") is an internationalized domain name top-level domain in the Domain Name System of the Internet for Arabic language websites. Websites using the domain can be accessed using its U-label (Arabic: .شبكة) or A-label equivalent .

The domain was approved for use by ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) in March 2013. Its sunrise period ran from 31 October to 29 December 2013, and landrush period from 2 January to 31 January 2014. General availability for the domain commenced on 4 February 2014.

See also

• Internationalized country code top-level domain

Citations

• News: ICANN approves .shabaka top-level domain name. Gulf News. Naushad K.. Cherrayil. 24 March 2013. 12 July 2013.
• Web site: IANA Delegation Report for .شبكة. 3 February 2014. 2013. .
• Web site: FAQs. dotShabaka Registry. 2014. 18 March 2014. . https://web.archive.org/web/20140318122420/http://nic.xn--ngbc5azd/faqs-en.php. 2014-03-18. dead.
• Web site: IDN Glossary. ICANN. 2014. 18 March 2014. .

External links

• dotShabaka Registry - registrar for Arabic: .شبكة domains