.wales is one of two geographic top level domains for

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...

(the other being .cymru).

Proposal and use

.wales and .cymru were put forth by

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in 2012. Final approval for both top level domains for Wales was granted by ICANN in June 2014. On 30 September 2014, the Llywydd of the Senedd officially moved Senedd websites and other sites to new " .cymru" and ".wales" domains which are geographic top-level domains specific to Wales. Wales Online, Daily Post, the Welsh Rugby Union, the Millennium Stadium, Golwg360, Bloc, Gwalia, Atlantic PLC, Orchard and Portmeirion were among others who also switched over to the domains. These became available to all on St David's Day 2015. A phased launch of the new domains was scheduled, with

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holders being eligible to apply initially. General availability was expected by the spring of 2015. Early adopters of the domains include the

Welsh Government , image = , caption = , date_established = , country = Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales ...

and male voice choir Only Men Aloud!.

References

External links

Nominet: Cymru - Wales
(in English)
Our Home Online (Domain for Wales)
(en English and Welsh) Generic top-level domains Domain names of the United Kingdom Computer-related introductions in 2014 .wales {{Wales-stub