Country extension · Morocco
.ma domain name
What you need to know about .ma: who can register it, which details are required and how transferring works.
Specifications
The key details of .ma
- Country
- Morocco
- Registry
- registre.ma
- Registration period
- 1 to 10 years
- Renewal period
- 1 to 2 years or 5 years
- Domain name length
- 2 to 63 characters
- Time to registration
- up to 10 working days
- Transfer time
- 10 days
- Renewal on transfer
- yes, transferring renews the domain
- Transfer code length
- 6 to 16 characters
- Transfer lock available
- yes
- Number of nameservers
- 2 to 5
Features
- DNSSEC: no
- IPv6: yesThe nameservers for this extension can also be reached over IPv6.
- Special characters: no
- Whois privacy: no
- Trustee: yesIf you don't meet the local address requirement, you can use a trustee service.
Requirements
Who can register a .ma?
- Domain names that are unethical or sexual in nature, or that are considered to be directed against the Kingdom of Morocco or Islam, are not allowed.
Additional details for registration
- If you're registering as an individual, you provide your national identity number (C.I.N.) or your passport number.
- If you're registering on behalf of a company, you provide the common company identifier (C.C.I.) or the trade register registration number.
Good to know when registering
- Since 15 July 2024, an identity number or trade register number has been required to register a .ma domain name.
Owner
Change of registrant
Change of registrant
- If you want to change the name or organisation of the registrant, you can't do this through a regular change of contact details. This requires an official change of registrant.
Renewal, cancellation and quarantine
- An expired .ma domain name can't be restored. So make sure you renew your domain name on time.
More information
Registry rules and links
- Registry website registre.ma
- Registry whois registre.ma
- Dispute resolution policy anrt.ma
Compiled from the registry's rules. Registries sometimes change their rules; if in doubt, the registry's terms take precedence. Updated on 11/11/2026.