What is .قطر?
IANA delegated .قطر on December 24, 2010, as part of the effort to let people use domain names entirely in their own script.
A little context on Qatar: the capital is Doha, the main language is Arabic, the currency is the Qatari riyal (QAR) and the international dialing code is +974.
Qatar shares land borders with 1 country, so the ccTLDs next door are .sa (Saudi Arabia).
IANA lists Communications Regulatory Authority as the manager of .قطر, with an address in Qatar. The registry's website is https://www.cra.gov.qa. 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, .قطر is served by 9 authoritative name servers, 4 of them reachable over IPv6. There is no DS record for .قطر 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.qa).
Qatar also has another country-code domain in the root zone: .qa.
Same registry, other endings
1 other TLD shares this operator.
.قطر FAQ
What country is .قطر?
.قطر is the country-code top-level domain for Qatar, in Western Asia.
Who owns the .قطر domain?
IANA lists Communications Regulatory Authority as the manager of .قطر: it runs the registry and sets the rules for Qatar's ccTLD. Individual .قطر names belong to whoever registers them.
Can I register a .قطر domain from the US?
It depends on Communications Regulatory Authority's policy. Some ccTLDs are open to anyone in the world, while others require a local address, company or trademark. Check the registry (https://www.cra.gov.qa) or an accredited registrar before you buy.
Is .قطر DNSSEC-signed?
No. As of our last data refresh there is no DS record for .قطر in the root zone.
How is .قطر written in the DNS?
As the ASCII "A-label" xn--wgbl6a. Browsers convert it back to .قطر for display.
How do I look up who owns a .قطر domain?
Query the registry's registration data service: the WHOIS server is whois.registry.qa. 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.
