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.mr

ccTLD
Type ccTLD
Region AF
Country
  • Mauritania
Implemented April 24, 1996
Registry Université de Nouakchott Al Aasriya
Websites

.mr is the ccTLD for Mauritania. It is managed by Université de Nouakchott Al Aasriya.[1]

Rules and Restrictions[edit | edit source]

Entities eligible to register or renew a domain name under namespaces managed by NIC Mauritania include:

  • natural persons residing in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania;
  • natural persons of Mauritanian nationality residing abroad;
  • legal entities with a headquarters or principal establishment located in:
    • Mauritania;
    • a member state of the Arab Maghreb Union; or
    • a member state of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS);
  • foreign legal entities holding a trademark that covers the territory of Mauritania and requesting a matching domain;
  • legal entities holding national or international trademarks identifiable in global trademark databases and requesting a matching domain.[2]

Contact Requirements[edit | edit source]

The domain name holder and the administrative contact must remain reachable throughout the registration period. Each must provide the registrar with:

  • a valid phone number;
  • a physical address;
  • an email address;
  • accurate identification details.

These must be kept up to date through the registrar without delay.[2]

Reserved Terms[edit | edit source]

The following terms are reserved and may only be registered by NIC Mauritania: "mr", "nic", "www", "org", "gov", "com", "edu", "perso", "net", "web", "w3", "whois", "Office-d-enregistrement", "Officedenregistrement", "Office-enregistrement", "officeenregistrement", "officenregistrement", "asso", "gouv", "info" and "bureaudenregistrement". [2]

Second-level Domains[edit | edit source]

Under the .mr top-level domain, the following second-level domain structures are defined:

  • .org.mr: for associations and non-profit organizations established in Mauritania;
  • .edu.mr: for public or private educational institutions;
  • .perso.mr: for individual persons;
  • .gov.mr: reserved for the Mauritanian government.[2]

.gov.mr Specific Provisions[edit | edit source]

Only government entities of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania may register under .gov.mr. Registration requires a signed request from the authority representing the government institution, using a dedicated form

Domains under ".gov.mr" are registered directly by NIC Mauritania, on instruction from the government, without going through third-party registrars.[2]

Characters[edit | edit source]

Domain names registered under .mr in ASCII must only use the following characters:

  • lowercase Latin letters: a–z;
  • digits: 0–9;
  • hyphen: "-".[2]

ASCII domain names cannot:

  • begin or end with a hyphen;
  • contain a hyphen in both the 3rd and 4th positions;
  • exceed 63 characters in length.[2]

References[edit | edit source]

... more about ".mr"
Date implementedStores the date that an object was implemented, normalized to the "Month DD, YYYY" format.
April 24, 1996 +
Has ICANN regionAssociates an object with an ICANN-determined Geographic Region.
Has TLD typeAssociates a Top-Level Domain with its primary type (gTLD or ccTLD).
Has countryAssociates a page with a country. Territory names are extracted from ISO 3166, "Country Codes".
Has entity typeSpecifies the primary classification or fundamental type of the page's subject (e.g., Event, Organization, Person).
TLD +
Has registry operatorAssociates an object with a registry operator.