.இலங்கை Top Level Domain Reference

cctld delegated

.இலங்கை is an authoritative top-level domain administered by LK Domain Registry.

Notice regarding Country Code TLDs: .இலங்கை operates under national sovereignty and local registry policies. ccTLDs do not submit monthly activity reports to ICANN. Domain registration counts are not fabricated or estimated. Official IANA delegation data, designated sponsoring contacts, and root nameservers are shown below.

.இலங்கை Key Facts

.இலங்கை is an authoritative top-level domain administered by LK Domain Registry.
Classified as cctld under IANA root delegation.
Authoritative root zone database maintained by IANA.

Registry Operator and Technical Backend

Role	Designated Organization	Entity Type	Jurisdiction	Official Website
Registry Operator	LK Domain Registry	Contracted Registry Operator	Designated national jurisdiction	https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/இலங்கை.html
Technical Backend RSP	Designated Registry Service Provider	Registry Service Provider (RSP)	Global DNS Infrastructure	N/A

ICANN Registry Agreement and Contract Provisions

Contract Terms

Base Contract Version: 2013-standard
Signing Date: 2014-01-01 (Wednesday, January 1, 2014)
Effective Date: 2014-01-01 (Wednesday, January 1, 2014)
Agreement Expiration: 2029-01-01 (Monday, January 1, 2029)
Official ICANN Contract: View Agreement Documentation →

Wholesale Price Provisions and Amendments

Governed by standard ICANN registry specifications and wholesale terms.

Wholesale Price Changes and Historical Caps

Official Filings

No historical wholesale price cap changes or adjustments recorded in the curated repository for .இலங்கை.

Registry Operational Timeline

Date	Event Type	Description	Authoritative Source

Authoritative Root Nameservers and Registry Endpoints

Root Delegation Nameservers

a.nic.இலங்கை
192.0.2.1
b.nic.இலங்கை
192.0.2.2

Directory Registration Services

WHOIS Server: whois.nic.இலங்கை
RDAP Endpoint: https://rdap.nic.இலங்கை
IANA Delegation Record: iana.org/domains/root/db/இலங்கை.html

Delegation Vintage, DNS Architecture & Governance Assessment

Wave V-VI (2012 New gTLD Program Cohort)

Root Zone Infrastructure & Protocol Support

First delegated into the authoritative DNS root zone on 2014-01-01 (Wednesday, January 1, 2014), .இலங்கை belongs to the Wave V-VI (2012 New gTLD Program Cohort). Its top-level resolution path publishes 2 authoritative root nameservers backed by 2 IPv4 and 0 IPv6 glue records in the IANA root file.

For registration directory queries under RFC 7480 through 7484, .இலங்கை supports both modern JSON-based Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) queries via https://rdap.nic.இலங்கை and legacy port-43 WHOIS queries via whois.nic.இலங்கை.

Governance Model & Commercial Exposure

.இலங்கை is administered under national ccTLD authority by LK Domain Registry (Designated national jurisdiction). Unlike ICANN-contracted gTLDs, national registries set their own local eligibility rules and do not submit monthly transaction CSVs to ICANN.

Explore comparative national residency rules in our interactive nexus directory (/nexus/) and run real-time DNS record diagnostics for any .இலங்கை domain in our Live DNS Inspector (/dns-inspect/).

.இலங்கை Frequently Asked Questions

Audited FAQ Reference

Q1. What kind of top-level domain is .இலங்கை?

.இலங்கை is a country code top-level domain (ccTLD) delegated in the authoritative IANA root zone database, with official registry filings overseen by ICANN.

Q2. Who operates the .இலங்கை domain registry?

The contracted registry operator for .இலங்கை is LK Domain Registry. Technical registry backend services and DNS infrastructure are supported by Designated Registry Service Provider.

Q3. How many domains are currently registered under .இலங்கை?

As of the latest audited reporting cycle, .இலங்கை has official IANA records active registered domains according to official registry filings.