What is .عمان?
IANA delegated .عمان on July 6, 2012, as part of the effort to let people use domain names entirely in their own script.
A little context on Oman: the capital is Muscat, the main language is Arabic, the currency is the Omani rial (OMR) and the international dialing code is +968.
Oman shares land borders with 3 countries, so the ccTLDs next door are .sa (Saudi Arabia), .ae (United Arab Emirates) and .ye (Yemen).
IANA lists Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) as the manager of .عمان, with an address in Oman. The registry's website is http://www.registry.om. 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, .عمان is served by 6 authoritative name servers, every one of them reachable over IPv6. There is no DS record for .عمان in the root zone, which means the TLD is not DNSSEC-signed at the top level. Registration data is published over WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.registry.om).
Oman also has another country-code domain in the root zone: .om.
Same registry, other endings
3 other TLDs share this operator.
.عمان FAQ
What country is .عمان?
.عمان is the country-code top-level domain for Oman, in Western Asia.
Who owns the .عمان domain?
IANA lists Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) as the manager of .عمان: it runs the registry and sets the rules for Oman's ccTLD. Individual .عمان names belong to whoever registers them.
Can I register a .عمان domain from the US?
It depends on Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA)'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.registry.om) or an accredited registrar before you buy.
Is .عمان DNSSEC-signed?
No. As of our last data refresh there is no DS record for .عمان in the root zone.
How is .عمان written in the DNS?
As the ASCII "A-label" xn--mgb9awbf. Browsers convert it back to .عمان for display.
How do I look up who owns a .عمان domain?
Query the registry's registration data service: the WHOIS server is whois.registry.om. Many registrants use privacy services, so personal details may be hidden.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed March 7, 2023. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
