.tj is the ccTLD for Tajikistan. It is managed by the Information Technology Center.[1]

Rules and Restrictions edit

All individuals and legal entities, residents and non-residents of the Republic of Tajikistan can apply for domain name registration in the .tj zone, but in case of a controversial situation, residents of the Republic of Tajikistan have priority under other equal conditions.[2]

Special Domain Names edit

Two-letter names that are the same as two-letter country codes according to the IANA classification are not registered.

Geographic domain names are recognized as established names of administrative-territorial units, populated areas, and regions of the Republic of Tajikistan. Geographic domains are reserved for the local executive authorities of the relevant regions of the Republic of Tajikistan and are registered only based on their decision.

For the full list of special domain names, see the following page.[2]

Characters edit

The domain name must contain a string of no more than 2 and no more than 63 characters.

The following characters are accepted:

  • letters of the Latin alphabet (a-z). Domain names are not case-sensitive.
  • digits (0-9);
  • the hyphen (-), which cannot be in the third nor the fourth position.[2]

References edit