{{Short description|Top-level domain}} {{for|places in Iran|Emarat, Iran (disambiguation){{!}}Emarat, Iran}} {{redirect|Emaratlu|the village of that name in Iran|Emaratlu, Iran}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}} {{Lowercase title}} {{Infobox Top level domain | name= {{lang|ar|امارات}} | background=#CCF | image= | introduced=2010 | type=Internationalised country code top-level domain | status=Sunrise Period | registry=.aeDA<ref>[http://aeda.ae .aeDA – Domain Administration]</ref> | sponsor=Telecommunications Regulatory Authority | intendeduse=Entities connected with {{UAE}} | actualuse= | registereddomains=1,096 | dateregistereddomains=7 March 2024 | refregistereddomains=<ref>[https://research.domaintools.com/statistics/tld-counts/ Domain Count Statistics for TLDs - DomainTools]</ref><!--<ref name="Gulfnews Press">{{Cite web |url=http://gulfnews.com/in-focus/technology/gitex/198-government-agencies-sign-on-to-dotemarat-1.698984/ |title=Gulfnews Press, 198 government agencies sign on to 'dotEmarat' |access-date=31 October 2010 |archive-date=7 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101107145145/http://gulfnews.com/in-focus/technology/gitex/198-government-agencies-sign-on-to-dotemarat-1.698984 |url-status=dead }}</ref>--> | restrictions=Arabic script<ref name="dotEmarat Allowed Character">[http://aeda.ae/eng/emaratlngtb.php .aeDA – Domain Administration]</ref> | structure= | document=[https://web.archive.org/web/20101025145805/http://aeda.ae/eng/policies/AEDA-POL-016-v1.0-dotEmarat_Domain_Name_Policy.pdf dotEmarat Domain Name Policy] | disputepolicy=[https://web.archive.org/web/20101025150138/http://aeda.ae/eng/policies/AEDA-POL-014a-v1.1-UAE_Domain_Name_Dispute_Resolution_Policy.pdf UAE Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy] | DNSname=xn--mgbaam7a8h | website=[https://web.archive.org/web/20161030194750/http://xn--ngbrx4e.xn--mgbaam7a8h/ عربي.امارات] }}

The Arabic name '''{{lang|ar|امارات}}''', romanized as '''emarat''',<ref name="ausregistry">ausregistry, [http://www.ausregistry.com/blog/?p=384 First .emarat Arabic script domain name is live!] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222155700/http://www.ausregistry.com/blog/?p=384 |date=22 February 2012 }}, 7 May 2010</ref> is the internationalized country code top-level domain for the United Arab Emirates.<ref>[http://www.idnnews.com/?p=9602 IDN News]</ref> The ASCII name of this domain in the Domain Name System of the Internet is <code>xn--mgbaam7a8h</code>, using the Internationalizing Domain Names in Applications (IDNA) procedure in the translation of the Unicode representation of the script version. The domain was installed in the Domain Name System on 5 May 2010.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-05may10-en.htm First IDN ccTLDs available], ICANN announcement, 2010-05-05</ref>

The first second-level sub domain is {{lang|ar|عربي}}&lrm;.&lrm;{{lang|ar|امارات}} which is transliterated as arabi.emarat.<ref name="ausregistry"/>

The United Arab Emirates is also assigned the country code top-level domain .ae.

The dotEmarat Sunrise Period started from 17 October 2010 for a duration of 2 months, ending on 15 December 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://tra.gov.ae/news_TRA_Opens_the_door_for_Trademarks_to_Apply_for_Arabic_Top_Level_Domain_Name_%28dotEmarat%29-200-1.php |title=TRA Opens the door for Trademarks to Apply for Arabic Top-Level Domain Name (dotEmarat) |access-date=31 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706063835/http://tra.gov.ae/news_TRA_Opens_the_door_for_Trademarks_to_Apply_for_Arabic_Top_Level_Domain_Name_(dotEmarat)-200-1.php |archive-date=6 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> This period was exclusively for all registered trademark owners to apply for a dotEmarat domain name.

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