.москва

Overview

• .москва is the Cyrillic (Russian) internationalized country top-level domain (IDN) for Moscow, translating to "moscow".
• It is a GeoTLD intended to represent the city of Moscow in the DNS, with the ASCII/Punycode form .xn--80adxhks.
• The registry operator is the Foundation for Assistance for Internet Technologies and Infrastructure Development (FAITID).

History

• 2010: RU-CENTER initiated the .moscow / .москва project and recommended creating a Community Council for the ICANN application process.
• 2011: FAITID (Foundation for Assistance for Internet Technologies and Infrastructure Development) was established and took responsibility for managing the project.
• FAITID partnered with Sedari to prepare the ICANN applications and manage TLD implementation.
• April 12, 2012: FAITID confirmed submission of applications for both .москва and .moscow to ICANN and reported payment of the application fee ($185,000 per string).
• May 2012: The project reported 17,666 supporters and received endorsement letters from multiple Moscow governmental bodies and industry organizations.
• December 19, 2013: FAITID received a Registry Agreement signed by ICANN for .москва.
• April 24, 2014: The .москва string was delegated into the DNS root zone, completing the ICANN delegation process.
• Key people associated with the project include Dmitry Burkov (Chairman) and Nikolay Molibog (President).

Usage and Audience

• Target audience: Russian-speaking individuals, businesses, institutions and government agencies connected to the city of Moscow.
• Intended use: to provide a Moscow-specific, Cyrillic domain space for local identity, services and organizations.
• The project emphasized support from local businesses, thousands of individuals and multiple Moscow government departments such as the Department of Culture and the Department of Support and Development of Small and Middle Entrepreneurship.
• FAITID pursued both the Cyrillic .москва and the Latin .moscow to serve local and international audiences.

Registration Rules

• .москва is an IDN in Cyrillic; its Punycode representation is .xn--80adxhks.
• FAITID indicated a standard registration price of 600 Russian roubles (approximately $20) per domain name in their application communications.
• FAITID is the designated registry operator and holds an ICANN Registry Agreement for the string.

SEO and Brand Impact

• As a city GeoTLD in the local script, .москва is positioned to strengthen Moscow-related branding and local recognition for Russian-language audiences.
• FAITID described the TLD as a way to give Russian users more choice in the domain name space and to promote Moscow identity online.

Notable Cases or Examples

• The project was publicly promoted at regional and ICANN meetings (RIPE NCC Moscow Regional Meeting, ICANN 40 in San Francisco, ICANN 43 in Costa Rica) and at international domain forums.
• Local media engagement included a public survey run by the Moskovskiy Komsomolets newspaper showing support from individuals, businesses and government agencies.
• Official supporters and endorsers included various Moscow government departments, the Coordination Center for TLD RU, and the Russian Association for Electronic Communications.

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domain:       москва
domain-ace:   XN--80ADXHKS

organisation: Foundation for Assistance for Internet Technologies and Infrastructure Development (FAITID)
address:      2 bld 1, 3rd Khoroshevskaya str.
address:      Moscow 123308
address:      Russian Federation (the)

contact:      administrative
name:         Maxim Alzoba
organisation: Foundation for Assistance for Internet Technologies and Infrastructure Development (FAITID)
address:      2 bld 1, 3rd Khoroshevskaya str.
address:      Moscow 123308
address:      Russian Federation (the)
phone:        +7 495 7898207
fax-no:       +7 495 7375762
e-mail:       adm.contact@faitid.org

contact:      technical
name:         Pavel Ilichev
organisation: Foundation for Assistance for Internet Technologies and Infrastructure Development (FAITID)
address:      2 bld 1, 3rd Khoroshevskaya str.
address:      Moscow 123308
address:      Russian Federation (the)
phone:        7 495 7898207
fax-no:       7 495 7375762
e-mail:       rzm-team@faitid.org

nserver:      A.DNS.FLEXIREG.RU 2a02:2090:6800:0:0:0:0:1 31.177.70.1
nserver:      B.DNS.FLEXIREG.NET 195.253.64.6 2a01:5b0:4:0:0:0:0:6
nserver:      C.DNS.FLEXIREG.ORG 195.253.65.6 2a01:5b0:5:0:0:0:0:6
nserver:      D.DNS.FLEXIREG.DOMAINS 2a01:d8:8:0:0:0:0:1 89.111.135.1
ds-rdata:     33904 8 2 7af8634483e30e963abfbf03f2efe17732ba3c4d2f5020777a415420048f5fcf

whois:        whois.nic.xn--80adxhks

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: http://www.faitid.org

created:      2014-04-17
changed:      2025-05-29
source:       IANA