What is .ලංකා?
IANA delegated .ලංකා on August 18, 2010, as part of the effort to let people use domain names entirely in their own script.
A little context on Sri Lanka: the capital is Colombo, languages include Sinhala and Tamil, the currency is the Sri Lankan rupee (LKR) and the international dialing code is +94.
Sri Lanka shares land borders with 1 country, so the ccTLDs next door are .in (India).
IANA lists LK Domain Registry as the manager of .ලංකා, with an address in Sri Lanka. The registry's website is http://www.domains.lk. 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, .ලංකා is served by 8 authoritative name servers, 1 of them reachable over IPv6. There is no DS record for .ලංකා in the root zone, which means the TLD is not DNSSEC-signed at the top level.
Sri Lanka also has other country-code domains in the root zone: .lk and .இலங்கை (Tamil).
Same registry, other endings
1 other TLD shares this operator.
.ලංකා FAQ
What country is .ලංකා?
.ලංකා is the country-code top-level domain for Sri Lanka, in Southern Asia.
Who owns the .ලංකා domain?
IANA lists LK Domain Registry as the manager of .ලංකා: it runs the registry and sets the rules for Sri Lanka's ccTLD. Individual .ලංකා names belong to whoever registers them.
Can I register a .ලංකා domain from the US?
It depends on LK Domain Registry's policy. Some ccTLDs are open to anyone in the world, while others require a local address, company or trademark. Check the registry (http://www.domains.lk) or an accredited registrar before you buy.
Is .ලංකා DNSSEC-signed?
No. As of our last data refresh there is no DS record for .ලංකා in the root zone.
How is .ලංකා written in the DNS?
As the ASCII "A-label" xn--fzc2c9e2c. Browsers convert it back to .ලංකා for display.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed April 23, 2025. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
