.cymru
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| Introduced | 2014 |
|---|---|
| TLD type | top-level domain |
| Status | Available September 2014 [1] |
| Intended use |  Wales and Welsh language |
| Actual use | Wales and Welsh language |
| Registration restrictions | Unknown |
| Registry website | Nominet: Cymru - Wales and Our Home Online (Domain for Wales)[1] |
.cymru is a top-level domain (TLD) for Wales. The TLD was proposed by the British internet registry company Nominet, which has run the domain for the UK (.uk) since 1996.[2] The proposal initially ran into conflict with .cym, proposed by the Wales-based, not-for-profit dotCYM organisation, which advocates for the Welsh language and culture.[3][4]
In June 2014, final go-ahead for the domains was granted by ICANN, and a phased launch of the new domains began.[5][6] Initially, the new domains were available to trademark holders, with full availability originally planned for the spring of 2015.
See also
Wikipedia articles on other top-level domains based on language and culture:
References
- ^ "Welsh government switches its internet address to .cymru and .wales". ourhomeonline.org.uk.
- ^ "About us". ourhomeonline.org.uk.
- ^ "dotCYM- Campaigning for a Welsh cultural and linguistic domain". dotcym.org.
- ^ "Cymru and the Haka", Siôn Jobbins, Click on Wales, 27 October 2011.
- ^ "How .cymru and .wales will work - rules and processes published today". nominet.org.uk.
- ^ "Get Your Domain". ourhomeonline.org.uk.
External links
- Nominet: Cymru - Wales (in English)
- Our Home Online (Domain for Wales) (en English and Welsh)
- The European Cultural and Linguistic Domains Network.
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