What is .al?
A little context on Albania: the capital is Tirana, the main language is Albanian, the currency is the Albanian lek (ALL) and the international dialing code is +355.
Albania shares land borders with 3 countries, so the ccTLDs next door are .me (Montenegro), .gr (Greece) and .mk (North Macedonia).
IANA lists Electronic and Postal Communications Authority - AKEP as the manager of .al, with an address in Albania. The registry's website is https://akep.al/e-aplikime-domain. ccTLD managers set their own policies — who can register, which second-level names exist, pricing to registrars — so those rules differ from country to country.
On the technical side, .al is served by 5 authoritative name servers, 3 of them reachable over IPv6. It is also DNSSEC-signed: the root zone carries a DS record for .al, which lets validating resolvers check its answers cryptographically.
.al FAQ
What country is .al?
.al is the country-code top-level domain for Albania, in Southeast Europe.
What is Albania's domain extension?
Albania's website extension is .al, its country-code top-level domain. "AL" is its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.
Who owns the .al domain?
IANA lists Electronic and Postal Communications Authority - AKEP as the manager of .al: it runs the registry and sets the rules for Albania's ccTLD. Individual .al names belong to whoever registers them.
Can I register a .al domain from the US?
It depends on Electronic and Postal Communications Authority - AKEP's policy. Some ccTLDs are open to anyone in the world, while others require a local address, company or trademark. Check the registry (https://akep.al/e-aplikime-domain) or an accredited registrar before you buy.
Is .al DNSSEC-signed?
Yes. The root zone has a DS record for .al, so DNSSEC validation works all the way down from the root.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed August 3, 2026. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
