.moscow Domain: The City Written in Latin Script
.moscow entered the root zone on 17 April 2014 under an ICANN registry agreement dated 19 December 2013, and the contracting party is the FAITID foundation of Moscow. The registry describes the extension as an additional means of drawing an audience to sites directly connected with Moscow and the Moscow region. As of 12 August 2026 the zone holds 13,014 registrations.
City businesses, tourism and event projects, local media, cultural institutions, property sites and brands addressing the city all register here. There is no eligibility test: the General Registration Policy keeps registration open to residents and non-residents of the Russian Federation alike, natural persons and entities. Try candidates on the .moscow domain search screen, and see the .melbourne page for a city ending that does impose a link test.
The same registry operates two distinct top-level domains for the city, one in Latin script and one in Cyrillic. The registration policy for this ending allows only the Latin letters a–z, digits and hyphens in a label; Cyrillic spelling belongs to the sibling extension. The consequence is practical: they are not equivalents of one another but separate addresses, and holding one does not cover the other. If your audience will type the address on a Cyrillic keyboard, plan for both; if you are reached only in Latin script, this ending stands on its own. The decision turns on which keyboard your visitor uses.
.MOSCOW Domain at a Glance
- Registry operator FAITID foundation (Moscow)
- Root zone entry 17 April 2014
- Eligibility None; open to non-residents as well
- Zone size 13,014 registrations (12 August 2026)
- Document Requirement There are no requirements for buying .moscow domain registration
- Character Length 1 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.moscow Domain Prices — No Surprise Fees
Registration, transfer and renewal fees are listed separately. The renewal price can differ from the first-year price, so you see both up front.
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New Registration
$27.99 / years -
Transfer
$34.99 / years -
Renewal
$34.99 / years -
Restore
$79.90
Included With Every .moscow Domain
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Free DNS management
Change A, MX, TXT and CNAME records yourself from the panel — no waiting on anyone when you move a site or mailbox.
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Domain lock
While the lock is on, nobody can move your domain to another registrar without your approval.
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Domain forwarding
Point the domain at your existing site, a campaign page or a social profile — at no extra cost.
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Free WHOIS privacy
Your name, address and phone stay out of public WHOIS records, which cuts down spam and scam calls.
.moscow Domain Specifications and Registration Rules
Registration conditions, supported features and the registry's own timelines in a single table.
.moscow Domain Registration
- Document Requirement There are no requirements for buying .moscow domain registration
- Character Length 1 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.moscow Domain Support
- IDN Support No
- Transfer Support Yes
- Late Renewal Support Yes
Frequently Asked Questions About .moscow Domains
The questions people actually ask before registering — answered plainly.
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Yes. The General Registration Policy states its scope plainly: registration is open to all users, meaning residents and non-residents of the Russian Federation, natural persons and legal entities alike. No residence, tax record or city connection is required. Check whether a name is free on the .moscow search page.
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No. The registration policy permits only the Latin letters a to z, digits and hyphens in a label, and the name must begin and end with a letter or a digit. Cyrillic spelling is the business of the sibling extension run by the same registry, and that is a separate domain. If you are planning both scripts, test the candidates on the bulk domain search screen.
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The registration policy sets a minimum of one character and a maximum of 63. In practice most one- and two-character names are either reserved or have been held for years. The policy separately prohibits registering names containing words contrary to the public interest, to principles of humanity or to public morals; that rule operates independently of the syntax requirements.
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Yes, the extension follows gTLD transfer rules. Take the authorisation code from your current provider, lift the transfer lock and start the request at the new one. Because the choice of registrars carrying this zone can be narrow, confirm that the gaining registrar actually supports the extension before you begin. Run it from the domain transfer page.
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Through the registration record. Data is queried over RDDS and personal details are redacted under applicable law, but whether the name is registered, which registrar holds it and when the term expires all remain visible. If you are considering acquiring a name, starting with those three facts is the most efficient route. Run the query from the whois search page.
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The extension imposes no hosting requirement; you manage name servers freely. On city-focused sites traffic concentrates around local working hours, so caching and image sizes matter more than raw capacity. Serve the address over HTTPS: compare options on the SSL certificate page and choose an environment on the hosting page.
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