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The domain extension .sa is the country-specific top-level domain of the Kingdom of s Saudi Arabia. The rulers who are in power here not only rule over about 34 million people, they are also lords over an area of 2,149,690 square kilometres, where there are abundant oil deposits, which have made the country, located on the Arabian Peninsula, rich.
Award guidelines
The domain ending .sa was registered with IANA on 17 May 1994. The State Commission for Communication and Information Technology, based in Riyadh, is responsible for the administration of this domain extension. In addition to the top-level domain, there are other second-level domains reserved for certain organisations. In December 2010, the allocation guidelines for .sa were liberalized, according to which domains may also be registered directly at the second level. After the liberalisation it is still the case that only private individuals and companies based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are allowed to register a domain ending in .sa. There are exceptions for foreigners with a Saudi passport and for holders of a trademark registered in Saudi Arabia.
Use and meaning
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the largest economy in the Arab world. The accession to the WTO in 2005 accelerated the international opening of the Saudi market. Six million guest workers live in the country, and they live in fairly good living conditions. Most of the approximately 34 million inhabitants of Saudi Arabia have access to the WWW and thus have their own Internet connection. Many private individuals - mainly men - also have their own website, many also with .sa domain. The position of women in Saudi Arabia is repeatedly criticised by human rights organisations. Until 2018 women are not even allowed to drive a car. But bloggers in Saudi Arabia have to be careful what they write. Critics of the government are held accountable in Saudi Arabia. Many companies also use the domain extension .sa to be present on the internet in Saudi Arabia.
For this reason, the importance of the .sa domain extension is very high, especially for domestic business.
.sa domains may only be ordered by companies with a company headquarters in Saudi Arabia, or owners of a Saudi trademark. Die Saudi Arabian registry requires the following proofs for the registration: If the domain name matches your company name, a copy of the business registration with the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Economy is required. If the domain name matches your trademark valid in Saudi Arabia, a copy of the Saudi Arabian trademark registration is required. Address and phone number of the local admin-cal .sa domains, the following domain extensions are also available, which are especially interesting for search engine optimization: .com.sa - the commercial extension under .sa .net.sa - the network extension under .sa .org.sa - the organization extension under .sa The same terms and conditions apply for these domain extensions as for the top-level extension .sa.
Registration period of the domain
Minimum and maximum length
Transfer to the Premium Provider
Change of ownership (registrant)
Provider change possible
Whois update possible
Whois Privacy Protection
Name Server Update
Domain Expire (end of term)
Deletion immediately
Umlauts possible
Restore after deletion possible
