.ma domains
.MA domains pertain to Morocco. Created in 1993, .ma domains have more than 70,000 registered domain names.
.MA domains are managed by Nic.ma.
Important: It is mandatory to read the registration conditions of .ma when registering the domain name with us, you will find a link to it at the end of this page. In case that the domain name is finally cancelled by the Kingdom of Morocco because of the misuse of this conditions, no refund is possible.
Rates and features
Action | Price/year | Periodes | Dominitis |
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Registration | 32,95 € | 1,2,3,4,5 year(s) | 2 dominitis |
Renewal | 32,95 € | 1,3,5 year(s) | 2 dominitis |
Transfer | 99,95 € | 2 dominitis |
Features | |
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Domain length: | 3 - 63 characters |
Transfer system: | When the transfer ends, the expiration date doesn't change. |
Action | Price/year | Periodes | Dominitis |
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Registration | 32,95 € | 1,2,3,4,5 year(s) | 2 dominitis |
Renewal | 32,95 € | 1,3,5 year(s) | 2 dominitis |
Transfer | 99,95 € | 2 dominitis |
Features | |
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Domain length: | 3 - 63 characters |
Transfer system: | When the transfer ends, the expiration date doesn't change. |
Extension rules .ma
.ma domain life cycle
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Domain registration
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Expiration date
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Deletion date
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Domain available | Domain active | Renew grace period | Domain available |
Permitted characters
.ma domains permit characters from 'a' to 'z', numbers from '0' to '9' and hyphens '-'.
A hyphen '-' is not permitted in the first or last position of the domain name.
Two consecutive hyphens are not permitted in the 3rd and 4th position.
Residency requirements
This extension doesn't have any residency requirements.
Technical requirements
.MA domains require the DNS to be active on different subnets and to be authoritative for the domain at the time of registration. You can check if they pass these minimum requirements using our Zone Check tool.
Registrations
.ma domain registrations are immediate.
Transfers
To complete .MA domain transfer, you'll need your current registrar to provide you the domain's AuthCode or EPP-Key to verify the ownership of the domain.
Transfers can take between 5 and 7 days to complete. Some registrars provide manual transfers allowing transfers to be completed on the same day, contact your current registrar to find out if they offer this service.
More information about .MA domain transfers
When the transfer ends, the expiration date doesn't change.
Renewals
Renewing your .MA domain only takes a minute and can completed at any time.
Cancellations
It's possible to request a cancellation of your .MA domain, visit the support center to open a support ticket. Please note, cancelling a name does not provide a refund of any registration fees.
DNS modifications
DNS modifications aren't immediate, as this Registry works in a manual manner, these type of modifications may take up to 1-2 weeks to be completed. Once the change is completed, the new DNS servers must propagate, this may take between 6 and 12 hours to complete.
Domain owner change
.MA domains allow to change the registrant but this has to be done using a TRADE process, this process has cost and doesn't imply the domain renewal. Please contact us if you're interested in changing the registrant of your .MA domain.
Official documentation
In this section you will find links to official documentation of the extension:
This extension supports:
- IDN Characters
- DNS Modification
- Special DNS requirements
- Whois Privacy
- Transfer lock
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