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    • .հայ

    Country-code top-level domainsDNSSEC

    Overview

    • .հայ is the internationalized country-code top-level domain (IDN ccTLD) for Armenia, expressed in the Armenian script and transliterated as "hye" (hay).
    • The ASCII/Punycode representation is xn--y9a3aq.
    • The registry/manager is AM NIC (Internet Society of Armenia).
    • The string is intended for domain names in the Armenian language and for entities connected with Armenia.

    History

    • Application for the .հայ string was submitted through the IDN ccTLD Fast Track process on April 1, 2014.
    • ICANN reviewed and approved the string during late 2014 (decision noted on 20 November 2014) after the IDN Fast Track DNS Stability Panel found low risk of user confusion.
    • The string was delegated to the root zone in 2015 (delegation to the Root Zone recorded on May 7, 2015). ICANNWiki notes implementation activity in November 2014.
    • IANA and ICANN documented the delegation and confirmed that the current operator of .am provided satisfactory technical and operational details for operating .հայ.

    Usage and Audience

    • Intended audience: organizations, businesses and individuals connected with Armenia and Armenian-language users.
    • Purpose: to promote use of the Armenian alphabet online, encourage Armenian keyboard use globally, and increase support for Armenian fonts on modern devices.
    • Adoption: Wikipedia notes "several thousand" .հայ domains have been registered.

    Registration Rules

    • General rules and restrictions reference the .am ccTLD policies; AM NIC publishes registration policy documents for .am and .հայ.
    • Registry: AM NIC (Internet Society of Armenia) operates the zone and registration services; registrars such as name.am and others offer .հայ registrations.
    • Second-level domains: the second-level ".համայնք.հայ" is available for registration.
    • Allowed characters (per AM NIC policy):
      • Armenian lowercase letters (listed in the policy): ա, բ, գ, դ, ե, զ, է, ը, թ, ժ, ի, լ, խ, ծ, կ, հ, ձ, ղ, ճ, մ, յ, ն, շ, ո, չ, պ, ջ, ռ, ս, վ, տ, ր, ց, փ, ք, օ, ֆ
      • the Armenian "ւ" symbol
      • digits 0–9
      • the dash (–)
    • Special recommendations:
      • instead of the Armenian ligature/letter "եւ" it is recommended to use the sequence "ե" + "ւ"
      • instead of "ու" it is recommended to use "ո" + "ւ"
    • Length limit: the number of symbols converted into Punycode for a single domain label must not exceed 63.

    SEO and Brand Impact

    • The .հայ string is positioned to strengthen Armenian-language presence on the web and to support Armenian script usage for branding and communications.
    • It is explicitly promoted to drive Armenian keyboard adoption and font support on devices, reinforcing language-specific trust and relevance for Armenian audiences.

    Notable Details and Examples

    • Punycode: xn--y9a3aq
    • Unicode code points for the string (as noted by ICANNWiki): U+0570 U+0561 U+0575
    • Registry/contact: AM NIC (Armenia Network Information Centre) — https://www.amnic.net/
    • Registrars and services noted in public links include name.am and other registrars offering .հայ registrations.

    Operator

    "Internet Society" Non-governmental Organization

    Whois

    % IANA WHOIS server
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domain:       հայ
domain-ace:   XN--Y9A3AQ

organisation: "Internet Society" Non-governmental Organization
address:      17 A.Khachaturyan str. #3
address:      Yerevan 0012
address:      Armenia

contact:      administrative
name:         Igor Mkrtumyan
organisation: "Internet Society" Non-governmental Organization
address:      17 A.Khachaturyan str. #3
address:      Yerevan 0012
address:      Armenia
phone:        +374 91 415539
fax-no:       +374 6027 2271
e-mail:       imkrtumyan@isoc.am

contact:      technical
name:         Misak Khachatryan
organisation: "Internet Society" Non-governmental Organization
address:      17 A.Khachaturyan str. #3
address:      Yerevan 0012
address:      Armenia
phone:        +374 93 199840
e-mail:       misak@amnic.net

nserver:      FORK.STH.DNSNODE.NET 2a01:3f0:0:306:0:0:0:53 77.72.229.254
nserver:      NS-CDN.AMNIC.NET 194.0.1.26 2001:678:4:0:0:0:0:1a
nserver:      NS-PCH.AMNIC.NET 2001:500:14:6096:ad:0:0:1 204.61.216.96
nserver:      NS-PRI.NIC.AM 195.43.75.53 2001:7f9:8:53:0:0:0:1
ds-rdata:     57177 13 2 5a9734cad6bd5f59959199a36800d02fe5f77ae9ce1e1e65b9f5aec5785d071d

whois:        whois.amnic.net

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: https://www.amnic.net/

created:      2014-11-26
changed:      2024-11-25
source:       IANA