What is .ma?
Why .ma? The letters come from Maroc, the French name for Morocco.
A little context on Morocco: the capital is Rabat, languages include Arabic and Berber, the currency is the Moroccan dirham (MAD) and the international dialing code is +212.
Next door on the map, you'll find .dz for Algeria and .es for Spain.
IANA lists Agence Nationale de Réglementation des Télécommunications (ANRT) as the manager of .ma, with an address in Morocco. The registry's website is http://www.registre.ma. 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 8 name servers for .ma, 6 of them reachable over IPv6. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so resolvers can verify that answers for .ma haven't been tampered with on the way. Registration data is published over WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.registre.ma).
Morocco also has another country-code domain in the root zone: .المغرب (Arabic).
Same registry, other endings
1 other TLD shares this operator.
.ma FAQ
What country is .ma?
.ma is the country-code top-level domain for Morocco, in Northern Africa.
What is Morocco's domain extension?
Morocco's website extension is .ma, its country-code top-level domain. It also has .المغرب in other scripts. The code comes from Maroc, the French name for Morocco.
Who owns the .ma domain?
IANA lists Agence Nationale de Réglementation des Télécommunications (ANRT) as the manager of .ma: it runs the registry and sets the rules for Morocco's ccTLD. Individual .ma names belong to whoever registers them.
Can I register a .ma domain from the US?
It depends on Agence Nationale de Réglementation des Télécommunications (ANRT)'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.registre.ma) or an accredited registrar before you buy.
Is .ma DNSSEC-signed?
Yes. The root zone has a DS record for .ma, so DNSSEC validation works all the way down from the root.
How do I look up who owns a .ma domain?
Query the registry's registration data service: the WHOIS server is whois.registre.ma. Many registrants use privacy services, so personal details may be hidden.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed June 8, 2025. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
