.հայ
Introduced2014
TLD typeCountry code top-level domain
StatusActive
RegistryAMNIC
SponsorInternet Society of Armenia
Intended useEntities connected with  Armenia, domain names preferably using the Armenian alphabet
Actual useSeveral thousand domains

.հայ (Armenian: Հայ, translit. hay, hye) is an internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Armenia,[1] designated for two-letter country code AM,[2] intended for domain names in the Armenian language.

Information

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) made a decision on 20 November 2014[3] to register the .հայ domain name. Support for .հայ Armenian language domain names is intended to promote the use of the Armenian keyboard globally, drive support for Armenian fonts on modern mobile devices, and generally promote use of the Armenian language online.[3]

A report published by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) which works with the US government and ICANN stated that, "as the current operator of .AM ccTLD, the application has provided satisfactory details on the technical and operational infrastructure and expertise that will be used to operate the .հայ domain."[4][5]

The domain's punycode encoding is .xn--y9a3aq.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "ICANN". Delegation of the .հայ ("hye") domain representing Armenia in Armenian script to the Internet Society of Armenia. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  2. ^ "IANA — .հայ Domain Delegation Data". www.iana.org. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  3. ^ a b "Armenia registers new .հայ domain name | Media Managers Club". mediamanagersclub.org. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  4. ^ "IANA — Report on the Delegation of the .հայ ("hye") country code top-level domain representing Armenia in Armenian script to Armenia". www.iana.org. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  5. ^ ".հայ Approved as Unique Domain Suffix for Armenia". Asbarez.com. 2015-07-14. Archived from the original on July 18, 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  6. ^ "Domain Tools". ds.viocube.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-04. Retrieved 2015-10-04.