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|logo =DotGentLogo.png
|status = Proposed
|manager = [[Combell]]
|country = Belgium, International
|language =
|translation =
|stringcontention =
|registryprovider =[[OpenRegistry]] (Platform Provider)
|registrations =
|date =
|type = [[GeoTLD]]
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'''.gent''' is a proposed new [[GeoTLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD program]], it is bring applied for use with regards to the city of Gent (spelled Ghent in English), in Belgium. The city has given its support to [[Combell]] to manage the domain, which is a local hosting services provider.<ref>[http://www.dotgent.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/persbericht_Dot_Gent.pdf Dot Gent PDF, dotgent.com]</ref> The project has also brought in [[OpenRegistry]] to supply its registry and technical back-end platform. The project was announced just three days after the approval of the new gTLD program at [[ICANN 41]] in Singapore.<ref>[http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/2070907/citizens_will_enjoy_gent_domain_names_thanks_to_openregistry_platform/ Citizens Will Enjoy Gent Domain Names Thanks to OpenRegistry Platform, RedOrbit.com]</ref>

Gent is Belgium's third largest city, with a population of 250,000.

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