.gal () is a
GeoTLD
A geographic top-level domain (often shortened as geographic TLD or geoTLD) is any of an unofficial group of top-level domains in the Domain Name System
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intended to highlight the
Galician people
Galicians ( gl, galegos, es, gallegos, link=no) are a Celts, Celtic-Romance peoples, Romance ethnic group from Spain that is closely related to the Portuguese people and has its historic homeland is Galicia (Spain), Galicia, in the north-west ...
,
Galician language, and
Galician culture. It was approved on 14 June 2013 by
ICANN
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, and the first 93
domains went online on July 25, 2014.
The initiative was backed by more than 13,700 people and 110 institutions in
Galicia, including relevant agencies of culture such as the
Royal Galician Academy, the
Galician Culture Council, and the three Galician universities. Asociación PuntoGal is committed to establishing a foundation to reinvest the money in projects that promote Galician language and culture in the field of new technologies.
See also
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List of Internet top-level domains
This list of Internet top-level domains (TLD) contains top-level domain
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The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical and d ...
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Top-level domain
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References
External links
Asociación PuntoGalDominio .gal the first domain, which became operational on May 16, 2014
Generic top-level domains
Internet in Spain
Galician language
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