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|logo  =DotGentLogo.png

|logo  =DotGentLogo.png

|status = Contract Signed

|status = Delegated

|manager  =

|manager  =

|country  = Belgium

|country  = Belgium

|registryprovider  =[[OpenRegistry]]

|registryprovider  =[[OpenRegistry]]

|registrations  =

|registrations  =

|date  =

|date  = 10 July 2014

|type  = [[GeoTLD]]

|type  = [[GeoTLD]]

|priority = 1021

|priority = 1021

|keypeople  =

|keypeople  =

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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 a delegated [[GeoTLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD program]], it was 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> The proposed application succeeded and was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] on 10 July, 2014.<ref name="delegation">[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings Delegated String, ICANN.org] Retrieved 23 Mar 2015</ref>

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

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