Introduced 2014 Registration restrictions Unknown | TLD type top-level domain | |
Status Available September 2014 Intended use Wales and Welsh language Actual use Wales and Welsh language | ||
.cymru is one of two geographic top level domains (GeoTLD) for Wales (the other being .wales). The TLD was proposed by the British internet registry company Nominet, which has run the domain for the UK (.uk) since 1996. 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.
Map of Wales, UK
In June 2014, final go-ahead for the domains was granted by ICANN, and a phased launch of the new domains began. Initially, the new domains were available to trademark holders, with full availability originally planned for the spring of 2015.
References
.cymru Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA