Generic top-level domainsIDNDNSSEC
Overview
- .орг is an active internationalized gTLD (IDN) representing the Cyrillic-script equivalent/translation of .ORG.
- Manager: PIR
- Registry: Afilias
- ASCII / Punycode: .xn--c1avg
- Language indicated in sources: Russian
History
- .орг was proposed and applied for under ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- The application succeeded and the string was delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 5 March 2014.
- A Registry Agreement was signed with ICANN on 14 November 2013 (documented as part of PIR's progression to registry operator status).
Usage and Audience
- The stated purpose in the applicant's submission was to offer an in-language, localized translation of .ORG and to support adoption of IDNs.
"The mission⁄purpose of the IDN gTLD is to offer the Chinese language community a gTLD that is an in-language and localized translation of .ORG, and to promote the mainstream adoption of Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs)."
- PIR indicated a goal to extend stewardship of .ORG to other language communities, provide a consistent end-user experience across IDN equivalents, and apply best practices around privacy and data protection similar to .ORG operations.
SEO and Brand Impact
- The applicant positioned .орг as a way to promote mainstream adoption of IDNs and to encourage application developers to support IDN-aware user experiences.
- PIR emphasized consistent branding and user experience across IDN equivalents of .ORG, and ongoing stewardship and privacy practices aligned with .ORG operations.
Notable Cases or Examples
- A Legal Rights Objection was filed against the applicant by Regtime Ltd.; Legato Ltd.
- The string completed delegation to the DNS root on 5 March 2014, marking acceptance and activation of the TLD.
Operator
Whois
% IANA WHOIS server % for more information on IANA, visit http://www.iana.org % This query returned 1 object domain: орг domain-ace: XN--C1AVG organisation: Public Interest Registry address: 11911 Freedom Drive, address: 10th Floor, Suite 1000 address: Reston VA 20190 address: United States of America (the) contact: administrative name: Director of Operations, Compliance and Customer Support organisation: Public Interest Registry (PIR) address: 11911 Freedom Drive, address: 10th Floor, Suite 1000 address: Reston VA 20190 address: United States of America (the) phone: +1 703 889 5778 fax-no: +1 703 889 5779 e-mail: ops@pir.org contact: technical name: Director, DNS Infrastructure Group organisation: Identity Digital Limited address: c/o Identity Digital Inc. address: 10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750 address: Bellevue WA 98004 address: United States of America (the) phone: +1.425.298.2200 fax-no: +1.425.671.0020 e-mail: tldtech@identity.digital nserver: A0.NIC.XN--C1AVG 2a01:8840:b2:0:0:0:0:25 65.22.184.25 nserver: A2.NIC.XN--C1AVG 2a01:8840:b5:0:0:0:0:25 65.22.187.25 nserver: B0.NIC.XN--C1AVG 2a01:8840:b3:0:0:0:0:25 65.22.185.25 nserver: C0.NIC.XN--C1AVG 2a01:8840:b4:0:0:0:0:25 65.22.186.25 ds-rdata: 16534 8 2 85d1ff435e850dcef97843fd4ceed2d36ceec9186ddcbc5fb3bd9ad440d7c398 whois: whois.nic.xn--c1avg status: ACTIVE remarks: Registration information: http://nic.xn--c1avg created: 2014-02-27 changed: 2025-08-14 source: IANA