.cymru is one of two geographic top level domains (GeoTLD) for Wales (the other being .wales). The word Cymru means Wales in Welsh.
Introduced | 2014 |
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TLD type | top-level domain |
Status | Available September 2014 [1] |
Intended use | Wales and Welsh language |
Actual use | Gets some use in Wales where the primary or content language is Welsh; e.g. https://www.s4c.cymru |
Registration restrictions | Unknown |
Registry website | Nominet: Cymru - Wales and Our Home Online (Domain for Wales)[1] |
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] (.cym was ultimately assigned to the Cayman Islands.[5])
In June 2014, final go-ahead for the domains was granted by ICANN, and a phased launch of the new domains began.[6][7] 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. Archived from the original on 2014-05-29. Retrieved 2014-05-27.
- ^ "dotCYM- Campaigning for a Welsh cultural and linguistic domain". dotcym.org. Archived from the original on 2006-06-19. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- ^ "Cymru and the Haka" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, Siôn Jobbins, Click on Wales, 27 October 2011.
- ^ "Wales loses to Cayman Islands in battle for .cym domain". BBC. 2010-11-04. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
- ^ "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 Archived 2016-12-25 at the Wayback Machine.