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    Country-code top-level domains

    Overview

    • .ලංකා is an internationalized country-code top-level domain (IDN ccTLD) representing Sri Lanka in the Sinhala script.
    • The ASCII-Compatible Encoding (ACE) for .ලංකා is xn--fzc2c9e2c.
    • The label "ලංකා" is composed of the Unicode code points U+0DBD U+0D82 U+0D9A U+0DCF and is transliterated as "Lanka" in English.
    • The TLD is managed by the LK Domain Registry (website: https://www.domains.lk/).

    History

    • 2007: The Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) of Sri Lanka convened a task force to work on internationalized domain names.
    • May 2008: The task force began work and decided to engage in ICANN's IDN Fast Track process; LK Domain Registry was identified as the suitable operator.
    • January 2010: An application was submitted to the IDN Fast Track process for the strings "ලංකා" (Sinhala) and "இலங்கை" (Tamil) to represent Sri Lanka.
    • March 1, 2010: The IDN Fast Track review panel found the applied-for strings acceptable and low risk for DNS stability and user confusion; the request was approved.
    • September 2010: The IDNs were delegated to LK Domain Registry. (The TLD implementation date is recorded as August 19, 2010.)

    Usage and Audience

    • Targeted audience: Sinhala-speaking individuals, organizations, businesses, and institutions in Sri Lanka seeking domain names in the native Sinhala script.
    • Purpose: Provide a localized, native-script country-code domain that conveys Sri Lankan identity and linguistic relevance (equivalent meaning to "Lanka").
    • Script: Sinhala.

    Registration Rules

    • Refer to the .lk page and LK Domain Registry policies for general registration procedures and additional restrictions.
    • Character and name requirements:
      • Domain names must consist only of characters listed in the relevant IDN language tables for ලංකා (Sinhala) and the corresponding Tamil table for .இலங்கை.
      • Domain names cannot mix English (ASCII) characters with IDN characters.
      • The domain string must contain at least two letters.
      • Names must consist of valid Unicode code points.
      • Names should comply with the linguistic rules of the respective language; strict spelling rules are not required.

    Operator

    LK Domain Registry

    Whois

    % IANA WHOIS server
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% This query returned 1 object

domain:       ලංකා
domain-ace:   XN--FZC2C9E2C

organisation: LK Domain Registry
address:      Bernards Business Park
address:      106 Dutugemunu St.
address:      Dehiwala 10350
address:      Sri Lanka

contact:      administrative
name:         Prof. Gihan Dias
organisation: LK Domain Registry
address:      Bernards Business Park
address:      106 Dutugemunu St.
address:      Dehiwala 10350
address:      Sri Lanka
phone:        +94 11 4216065
e-mail:       gihan@domains.lk

contact:      technical
name:         Hostmaster
organisation: LK Domain Registry
address:      Bernards Business Park
address:      106 Dutugemunu St.
address:      Dehiwala 10350
address:      Sri Lanka
phone:        +94 11 4216061
e-mail:       hostmaster@domains.lk

nserver:      LK.COMMUNITYDNS.NET 194.0.1.27
nserver:      NIC.LK-ANYCAST.PCH.NET 204.61.216.27
nserver:      NS-C.NIC.LK 203.143.19.3
nserver:      NS-D.NIC.LK 123.231.6.18
nserver:      NS-L.NIC.LK 192.248.8.17
nserver:      NS-T.NIC.LK 203.94.66.129
nserver:      NS1.AC.LK 192.248.1.162 2401:dd00:1:0:0:0:0:162
nserver:      NS3.AC.LK 202.124.166.178

whois:        

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: http://www.domains.lk

created:      2010-08-19
changed:      2025-04-23
source:       IANA

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