{{Short description|Internet country code top-level domain for Iran}} {{Infobox Top level domain | name=.ir | image=[[Image:IRNIC Logo.png|IRNIC Logo]] | introduced=6 April 1994 | type=[[Country code top-level domain]] | status=Active | registry=[[Institute for Studies in Theoretical Physics and Mathematics|Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences]] | registereddomains = 1,636,568 | dateregistereddomains = 2024-7-12 | refregistereddomains =<ref>{{Cite web |title=آمار |url=https://www.nic.ir/Statistics |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240712163330/https://www.nic.ir/Statistics |archive-date=2024-07-12 |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=Nic.ir}}</ref> | intendeduse=Entities connected with {{flag|Iran}}| restrictions=Generally open for Iranians and non-Iranians; 3rd-level registrations under subdomains have varied restrictions and are restricted to Iranian-related entities | structure=May register at second level or at third level beneath generic-category 2nd level domains | disputepolicy=[http://www.nic.ir/Dispute_Resolution_Policy_ir IRNIC Dispute Resolution Policy] | website=[http://www.nic.ir/ nic.ir]}}
'''.ir''' is the [[Internet]] [[country code]] [[top-level domain]] ([[ccTLD]]) for [[Iran]]. It is managed by the [[Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=IRNIC - Rules for Second-Level Domains |url=https://www.nic.ir/Terms_and_Conditions_ir,_Appendix_1_Domain_Rules#Rules_for_Second-Level_Domains |website=IRNIC}}</ref>
== Pricing == Purchasing a [[domain name]] is done through the IRNIC website, but reselling is also allowed. As of May 2024, the price of registration is 200,000 [[Iranian rial|IRR]] (US${{To USD|200000|IRN|year=}}).
== List of domains == * '''.ir''' - Public domain * '''.ac.ir''' - Academic institutions and learned societies. * '''.sch.ir''' - Schools, primary and secondary education * '''.co.ir''' - Commercial purpose * '''.gov.ir''' - Iran government * '''.id.ir''' - Personal, one per unique national identity number * '''.net.ir''' - Service providers and companies approved by the CRA * '''.org.ir''' - Non-profit organisations
=== Persian domains === [[Persian language|Persian]] [[internationalized domain name]]s are available for registration under .ایران .ir for public, in the [[Persian alphabet|Persian script]].<ref name="idn">{{cite web|url=http://www.nic.ir/IDN|title=''Internationalized Domain Names'' at IRNIC|access-date=19 January 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090113114215/http://www.nic.ir/IDN| archive-date= 13 January 2009 <!--Added by DASHBot-->}}</ref>
In 2010, [[ICANN]] approved the domain ایران. (the Persian spelling of "Iran") after it passed a review to ensure it was technically safe and correctly represented the country's name. It then became eligible to be added to the internet's [[Internationalized country code top-level domain|official list of country domains]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-15oct10-en.htm |title=IDN ccTLD Request From the Islamic Republic of Iran Successfully Passes String Evaluation |website=ICANN.org |publisher=[[ICANN]] |date=2010-10-15 |access-date=2013-10-26}}</ref>
== Testbeds == * '''.dnssec.ir''' – limited term testbed for [[DNSSEC]] support
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.nic.ir/ IRNIC Official Website] * [https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/ir.html IANA .ir whois information] * {{in lang|fa}} [http://www.nic.ir/ IRNIC, Dot-IR (.ir) ccTLD Registry] * {{in lang|fa}} [http://www.nic.ir/List_of_Resellers List of Resellers of IRNIC] {{CcTLD}} {{Internet in Iran}}
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