About .ae domains

About .ae domains

.AE is a country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) in the DNS root zone. It is designated for United Arab Emirates. The IANA root zone lists the registry manager as Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA). Registration policies (who may register, local presence, pricing) are set by the registry and its accredited registrars — not by IANA.

.ae is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) in the Domain Name System of the Internet for the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is administered by .aeDA which is part of the Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) of the UAE. The internationalised country code top-level domain in the Arabic alphabet of the UAE is امارات., which is romanised as emarat. It is represented as .xn--mgbaam7a8h in Punycode.

Who can register .ae domains?

Eligibility is defined by the registry operator and its registrars. Most gTLDs are open to anyone worldwide. Many ccTLDs are also open globally; some require local presence, citizenship, or trademark rights. Always confirm current policy with the registry or your registrar.

Registration restrictions

Character rules below follow common ICANN LDH conventions. Individual registries and registrars may impose extra eligibility, length, or residency rules.

Length

2 – 63 characters (label before .ae)

Can use

Letters (a–z), numbers (0–9), and hyphens (not first/last or consecutive in restricted cases)

Cannot use

Special characters (e.g. & # @) in standard LDH labels

IDNs

Varies by registry — check IDN support with the registry or your registrar

Features

Operational features (privacy, parking, protection) are registrar-level, not defined by the IANA root zone record.

Registry information

Sponsor / manager

Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA)

Registration services

http://aeda.ae/

WHOIS server

whois.aeda.net.ae