.iq is the

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( ccTLD) for

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf a ...

. This domain was in limbo for several years, as the delegated manager was imprisoned in

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on charges of alleged connections to

Hamas Hamas (, ; , ; an acronym An acronym is a word or name formed from the initial components of a longer name or phrase. Acronyms are usually formed from the initial letters of words, as in '' NATO'' (''North Atlantic Treaty Organizat ...

(a State Department designated terrorist organization), for which he was later convicted in 2005. Some talk of redelegation and relaunching began taking place at the time of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and in 2005 a redelegation to the National Communications and Media Commission of Iraq was approved by

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.IANA Report on Redelegation of the .IQ Top-Level Domain
/ref> Registrations are within these categories: * .iq – general * gov.iq – governmental entities * edu.iq –

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institutions * sch.iq – public and private schools * com.iq – commercial entities recognised by the Ministry of Trade and/or other relevant authorities * mil.iq –

military A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distin ...

institutions * org.iq –

non-profit A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...

organizations * net.iq – network service providers recognised by the Ministry of Trade * name.iq – individuals Whois services can be found a
whois.cmc.iq
().

Restrictions

The registration of .iq domains is limited to commercial commissions, Internet service providers, nonprofits, or schools and private institutions recognised by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, natural individuals, citizens, or residents in Iraq.

References

External links

.iq subdomain registration page
()

2005 news article on relaunch

Currently active .iq sites (Google search)
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