What is .бел?
IANA delegated .бел on February 15, 2015, as part of the effort to let people use domain names entirely in their own script.
A little context on Belarus: the capital is Minsk, languages include Belarusian and Russian, the currency is the Belarusian ruble (BYN) and the international dialing code is +375. It's landlocked.
Next door on the map, you'll find .lv for Latvia, .lt for Lithuania, .pl for Poland, .ru for Russia and .ua for Ukraine.
IANA lists Belarusian Cloud Technologies LLC as the manager of .бел, with an address in Belarus. The registry's website is https://cctld.by. 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.
Under the hood, the root zone points to 5 name servers for .бел, 3 of them reachable over IPv6. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so resolvers can verify that answers for .бел haven't been tampered with on the way. Registration data is published over WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.cctld.by).
Belarus also has another country-code domain in the root zone: .by.
Same registry, other endings
1 other TLD shares this operator.
.бел FAQ
What country is .бел?
.бел is the country-code top-level domain for Belarus, in Eastern Europe.
Who owns the .бел domain?
IANA lists Belarusian Cloud Technologies LLC as the manager of .бел: it runs the registry and sets the rules for Belarus's ccTLD. Individual .бел names belong to whoever registers them.
Can I register a .бел domain from the US?
It depends on Belarusian Cloud Technologies LLC's policy. Some ccTLDs are open to anyone in the world, while others require a local address, company or trademark. Check the registry (https://cctld.by) or an accredited registrar before you buy.
Is .бел DNSSEC-signed?
Yes. The root zone has a DS record for .бел, so DNSSEC validation works all the way down from the root.
How is .бел written in the DNS?
As the ASCII "A-label" xn--90ais. Browsers convert it back to .бел for display.
How do I look up who owns a .бел domain?
Query the registry's registration data service: the WHOIS server is whois.cctld.by. Many registrants use privacy services, so personal details may be hidden.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed January 9, 2025. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
