What is .eg?
A little context on Egypt: the capital is Cairo, the main language is Arabic, the currency is the Egyptian pound (EGP) and the international dialing code is +20.
Next door on the map, you'll find .il for Israel, .ly for Libya, .ps for Palestine and .sd for Sudan.
IANA lists Egyptian Universities Network (EUN), Supreme Council of Universities as the manager of .eg, with an address in Egypt. The registry's website is http://www.egregistry.eg. ccTLD managers set their own policies — who can register, which second-level names exist, pricing to registrars — so those rules differ from country to country.
Under the hood, the root zone points to 3 name servers for .eg, 2 of them reachable over IPv6. There is no DS record for .eg in the root zone, which means the TLD is not DNSSEC-signed at the top level.
Egypt also has another country-code domain in the root zone: .مصر (Arabic).
.eg FAQ
What country is .eg?
.eg is the country-code top-level domain for Egypt, in Northern Africa.
What is Egypt's domain extension?
Egypt's website extension is .eg, its country-code top-level domain. It also has .مصر in other scripts. "EG" is its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.
Who owns the .eg domain?
IANA lists Egyptian Universities Network (EUN), Supreme Council of Universities as the manager of .eg: it runs the registry and sets the rules for Egypt's ccTLD. Individual .eg names belong to whoever registers them.
Can I register a .eg domain from the US?
It depends on Egyptian Universities Network (EUN), Supreme Council of Universities's policy. Some ccTLDs are open to anyone in the world, while others require a local address, company or trademark. Check the registry (http://www.egregistry.eg) or an accredited registrar before you buy.
Is .eg DNSSEC-signed?
No. As of our last data refresh there is no DS record for .eg in the root zone.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed August 4, 2026. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
