What is .mr?
A little context on Mauritania: the capital is Nouakchott, the main language is Arabic, the currency is the Mauritanian ouguiya (MRU) and the international dialing code is +222.
Mauritania shares land borders with 3 countries, so the ccTLDs next door are .dz (Algeria), .ml (Mali) and .sn (Senegal).
IANA lists Université de Nouakchott Al Aasriya as the manager of .mr, with an address in Mauritania. The registry's website is http://www.nic.mr. 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.
On the technical side, .mr is served by 5 authoritative name servers, 3 of them reachable over IPv6. It is also DNSSEC-signed: the root zone carries a DS record for .mr, which lets validating resolvers check its answers cryptographically. Registration data is published over WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.nic.mr).
Mauritania also has another country-code domain in the root zone: .موريتانيا (Arabic).
Same registry, other endings
1 other TLD shares this operator.
.mr FAQ
What country is .mr?
.mr is the country-code top-level domain for Mauritania, in Western Africa.
What is Mauritania's domain extension?
Mauritania's website extension is .mr, its country-code top-level domain. It also has .موريتانيا in other scripts. "MR" is its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.
Who owns the .mr domain?
IANA lists Université de Nouakchott Al Aasriya as the manager of .mr: it runs the registry and sets the rules for Mauritania's ccTLD. Individual .mr names belong to whoever registers them.
Can I register a .mr domain from the US?
It depends on Université de Nouakchott Al Aasriya'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.nic.mr) or an accredited registrar before you buy.
Is .mr DNSSEC-signed?
Yes. The root zone has a DS record for .mr, so DNSSEC validation works all the way down from the root.
How do I look up who owns a .mr domain?
Query the registry's registration data service: the WHOIS server is whois.nic.mr. Many registrants use privacy services, so personal details may be hidden.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed June 4, 2021. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
