What is .سودان?
IANA delegated .سودان on May 7, 2015, as part of the effort to let people use domain names entirely in their own script.
A little context on Sudan: the capital is Khartoum, languages include Arabic and English, the currency is the Sudanese pound (SDG) and the international dialing code is +249.
Next door on the map, you'll find .cf for Central African Republic, .td for Chad, .eg for Egypt, .er for Eritrea, .et for Ethiopia, .ly for Libya and .ss for South Sudan.
IANA lists Sudan Internet Society as the manager of .سودان, with an address in Sudan. The registry's website is http://domains.sd. 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 2 name servers for .سودان, 1 of them reachable over IPv6. There is no DS record for .سودان in the root zone, which means the TLD is not DNSSEC-signed at the top level.
Sudan also has another country-code domain in the root zone: .sd.
Same registry, other endings
1 other TLD shares this operator.
.سودان FAQ
What country is .سودان?
.سودان is the country-code top-level domain for Sudan, in Northern Africa.
Who owns the .سودان domain?
IANA lists Sudan Internet Society as the manager of .سودان: it runs the registry and sets the rules for Sudan's ccTLD. Individual .سودان names belong to whoever registers them.
Can I register a .سودان domain from the US?
It depends on Sudan Internet Society's policy. Some ccTLDs are open to anyone in the world, while others require a local address, company or trademark. Check the registry (http://domains.sd) or an accredited registrar before you buy.
Is .سودان DNSSEC-signed?
No. As of our last data refresh there is no DS record for .سودان in the root zone.
How is .سودان written in the DNS?
As the ASCII "A-label" xn--mgbpl2fh. Browsers convert it back to .سودان for display.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed March 7, 2023. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
