.agakhan

Overview

• .agakhan is a brand generic top-level domain (gTLD) intended to represent the Aga Khan name and associated institutions.
• The string was delegated to the DNS root zone on 16 April 2016 as part of ICANN's New gTLD Program.
• Registry operator: Fondation Aga Khan (Aga Khan Foundation). The registry is listed as Afilias in ICANNWiki entries.
• TLD subtype: brand; TLD type: gTLD.

History

• Applied for under ICANN's New gTLD Program (Reveal Day: 13 June 2012).
• Delegated to the root zone on 16 April 2016.
• Application materials state the TLD is intended to consolidate and link Aga Khan institutions and programmes under a single, controlled namespace.
• The applicant anticipated around 20 domains under management (DUMs) after three years.

Usage and Audience

• Intended users are the Aga Khan Foundation and organizations, institutions and programmes established by or expressly authorized by His Highness the Aga Khan.
• Examples of associated organizations mentioned in the application excerpts include development programmes, research and educational institutions (e.g., Aga Khan University, Aga Khan Academies), and volunteer-run programmes such as the Aga Khan Youth & Sports Board.
• Domains under .agakhan are meant to signify a bona fide association with the Aga Khan institutions and to provide assurance of origin to stakeholders.

Registration Rules

• The .agakhan registry is intended to operate as a single-registrant / single-user registry.
• Domain names are reserved for exclusive registration by the Aga Khan Foundation and its representatives; the foundation does not intend to sell, distribute, transfer control or otherwise permit registrations by parties outside its representatives and related organisations.
• No provisions for general third‑party registrations are indicated in the application excerpts.

SEO and Brand Impact

• The TLD is positioned to reinforce and unify the Aga Khan identity across institutions, reducing confusion about origin and authority of information.
• Application language emphasizes the TLD's role in signaling authenticity and association with qualities attributed to the Aga Khan name (for example, excellence), supporting brand clarity and stakeholder trust.

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domain:       AGAKHAN

organisation: Fondation Aga Khan (Aga Khan Foundation)
address:      1 - 3 avenue de la Paix
address:      Geneva CH-1202
address:      Switzerland

contact:      administrative
name:         Director of Finance
organisation: Fondation Aga Khan (Aga Khan Foundation)
address:      1 - 3 avenue de la Paix
address:      Geneva CH-1202
address:      Switzerland
phone:        +41 22 909 7200
fax-no:       +41 22 909 7292
e-mail:       akftld.agakhan@akdn.org

contact:      technical
name:         Senior Director, DNS Infrastructure Group
organisation: Afilias
address:      300 Welsh Road
address:      Building 3, Suite 105
address:      Horsham PA 19044
address:      United States of America (the)
phone:        +1 215.706.5700
fax-no:       +1 215.706.5701
e-mail:       tld-tech-poc@afilias.info

nserver:      A0.NIC.AGAKHAN 2a01:8840:2a:0:0:0:0:1 65.22.44.1
nserver:      A2.NIC.AGAKHAN 2a01:8840:2d:0:0:0:0:1 65.22.47.1
nserver:      B0.NIC.AGAKHAN 2a01:8840:2b:0:0:0:0:1 65.22.45.1
nserver:      C0.NIC.AGAKHAN 2a01:8840:2c:0:0:0:0:1 65.22.46.1
ds-rdata:     44761 8 2 4b8c22972dcaa43686d72581c1cb59d1f18d111a24464b8fc3464e52c7200cef

whois:        whois.nic.agakhan

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: http://www.akdn.org/

created:      2016-03-31
changed:      2023-08-25
source:       IANA