Egypt to change name? Domain Opportunity?

inbound · 11-02-2011, 11:54:24 PM

It looks as though there is a chance (don't know the real likelyhood) that Egypt will be renamed Masr - some of the people seem to want it at least (and that is the Egyptian name so I can't see it being anything else).

Could be that a few speculative registrations could be worthwhile. I concentrate on the UK so will only be buying the one I have already bought (Masr.biz - which is a bit poor apparently given the low value of .biz names).

Just thought some of you might want to look at it.

Alien · 12-02-2011, 01:01:25 AM

Thank you inbound.

I've just taken a punt with the .org.uk....

Aaron Clifford · 12-02-2011, 01:49:02 AM

I'm pretty sure its "Misr"?

From wikipedia:

# Misr—the romanized Arabic name for the country of Egypt
# .misr or مصر. the internationalized domain name of Egypt

retired_member12 · 12-02-2011, 01:51:35 AM

Not a chance in hell it'll change its name.

Serge · 12-02-2011, 02:08:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aaron Clifford

I'm pretty sure its "Misr"?

From wikipedia:

# Misr�the romanized Arabic name for the country of Egypt
# .misr or مصر. the internationalized domain name of Egypt

Hmm.... 101domain

Caz · 12-02-2011, 02:21:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DoubleTap

Not a chance in hell it'll change its name.

Its surreal to think people actually believe its a possibility.

Serge · 12-02-2011, 02:37:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Caz

Its surreal to think people actually believe its a possibility.

Well - it depends on point of view. Here are some examples of countries changing their names (in 70's):

Ceylon is now Sri Lanka,
East Pakistan is now Bangladesh,
Persia is now Iran,
Rhodesia is now Zimbabwe,

inbound · 12-02-2011, 02:40:05 AM

A couple of points:

Masr seems to be the correct version (having consulted an Egyptian), even the page on Wikipedia about the IDN states Masr (although we know that does not mean it's correct - also try masr in the search and misr, which one forwards to Egypt?)

Also, in regards to the likelyhood:

It's not very likely, but these things do happen - especially when citizens are not happy with the name in use.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geograp...ming#Countries

retired_member12 · 12-02-2011, 02:56:54 AM

There is no chance it'll happen, it would fuck the song up:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lc5jjHhD9BY

binny · 12-02-2011, 10:42:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Caz

Its surreal to think people actually believe its a possibility.

its unlikely but its hardly surreal

11-02-2011, 11:54:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
inbound Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 131 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 2)	Egypt to change name? Domain Opportunity? It looks as though there is a chance (don't know the real likelyhood) that Egypt will be renamed Masr - some of the people seem to want it at least (and that is the Egyptian name so I can't see it being anything else). Could be that a few speculative registrations could be worthwhile. I concentrate on the UK so will only be buying the one I have already bought (Masr.biz - which is a bit poor apparently given the low value of .biz names). Just thought some of you might want to look at it. Last edited by inbound; 11-02-2011 at 11:58:28 PM.

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Aaron Clifford Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Kent Posts: 1,803 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 42)	I'm pretty sure its "Misr"? From wikipedia: # Misr—the romanized Arabic name for the country of Egypt # .misr or مصر. the internationalized domain name of Egypt __________________ DomainBeans - Domain & Affiliate Developer Last edited by Aaron Clifford; 12-02-2011 at 01:52:16 AM.

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retired_member12 Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,510 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (0% / 0)	Not a chance in hell it'll change its name.

12-02-2011, 02:40:05 AM	#8 (permalink)
inbound Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 131 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 2)	A couple of points: Masr seems to be the correct version (having consulted an Egyptian), even the page on Wikipedia about the IDN states Masr (although we know that does not mean it's correct - also try masr in the search and misr, which one forwards to Egypt?) Also, in regards to the likelyhood: It's not very likely, but these things do happen - especially when citizens are not happy with the name in use. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geograp...ming#Countries

12-02-2011, 02:56:54 AM	#9 (permalink)
retired_member12 Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,510 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (0% / 0)	There is no chance it'll happen, it would fuck the song up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lc5jjHhD9BY