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.eh
Introduced Not officially assigned
TLD type Country code top-level domain
Status Unassigned
Registry None
Sponsor None
Intended use Entities connected with Western Sahara
Actual use Not available for use
Registration restrictions Not available for registration
Documents
Dispute policies
Web site

As Western Sahara is a disputed territory, it has no country code top-level domain (ccTLD), but .eh is reserved for that purpose. IANA has no sponsoring organizations assigned to this domain.[1] A country code top-level domain (ccTLD) is a top-level domain used and reserved for a country or a dependent territory. ... “TLD” redirects here. ... A country code top-level domain (ccTLD) is a top-level domain used and reserved for a country or a dependent territory. ... The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) is the entity that oversees global IP address allocation, DNS root zone management, and other Internet protocol assignments. ...


These letters were chosen as an abbreviation for Saguia el-Hamra, one of two provinces in the earlier Spanish Sahara[2]. (Or possibly, from "Sáhara Español", as Western Sahara was previously called Spanish Sahara) This region of Western Sahara makes up the northern third of the country. ... Spanish Sahara was the name used for the modern territory of Western Sahara when it was ruled by Spain, created from the Spanish territories of Rio de Oro and La Aguera in 1924. ...


On August 1, 2007, an international consortium made a bid to the IANA to administer the .eh domain on behalf of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic[3]. Morocco has made competing claims to the domain.[4] Motto: حرية ديمقراطية وحدة (Arabic) Liberty, Democracy, Unity Anthem: Yābaniy Es-Saharā  listen This map indicates the territory claimed by the SADR, viz. ...


References

  1. ^ IANA .eh whois information
  2. ^ Western Sahara at Flags of the World
  3. ^ The doteh group homepage
  4. ^ DomainesInfo on Western Sahara liberation front's fight for control of the .EH domain

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Eh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (762 words)
"Eh?" used to solicit agreement or confirmation is also heard regularly amongst speakers in Australia (where it is sometimes spelled "ay" on the assumption that "eh" would rhyme with "heh" or "meh").
Since usage of the word "eh" is not common in the United States as it is in Canada, it is often used by Americans to parody Canadian English.
Eh is also used in Italian spoken language to express surprise or misunderstanding, but also as a general word for turning an affirmation into a question.
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