.укр
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The domain name укр is a proposed internationalized country code top-level domain (IDN ccTLD) for Ukraine
.
approved a document that foresees the introduction of high-level domain names in Cyrillic and other national non-Latin alphabets.
On November 17, 2009 Ukraine initiated an application to ICANN for assignment of the Cyrillic top-level domain name 'укр'. Already in December 2008 the Company Center for Internet names of Ukraine had announced the registration of domain names in two new top-level domains 'укр' and 'БЛОГ' (transliterated
: ). The full set of required documents was submitted to ICANN on November 26, 2009 by the Ukrainian Network Information Center (UNIC).
The domain was expected to be available in the first half of 2010 since assignment of top-level domain takes about a month. UNIC Director Yuriy Honcharuk expected the new domain to start operating on the Internet in February–March 2010.
According to Honcharuk there are no technical issues preventing the assignment of this Cyrillic domain. President Oleksandr Olshansky of the Ukrainian Internet company Internet Invest considered it unlikely that укр will be assigned by ICANN, however. According to Olshansky the existing rules for non-Latin domain names stipulate that at least one letter should differ in the shape from the corresponding Latin character
. The country name Україна (Ukraine) does not contain any letter whose shape does not exist in any Latin language.
International experts predict that in coming years Cyrillic domains in Russia and Ukraine could reach about 20% of the current level of website pages. Ukraine was one of the first countries that applied for the creation of domains in their native writing system, following Russia
, Egypt
and China
. The new Russian Cyrillic country code top-level domain рф was approved by ICANN on 30 October 2009 and was installed in the Domain Name System on May 13, 2010.
On March 1, 2011, ICANN announced that the .укр domain had passed string evaluation, the step before delegation.
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
.
History
In June 2008 the ICANNICANN
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is a non-profit corporation headquartered in Marina del Rey, California, United States, that was created on September 18, 1998, and incorporated on September 30, 1998 to oversee a number of Internet-related tasks previously performed directly...
approved a document that foresees the introduction of high-level domain names in Cyrillic and other national non-Latin alphabets.
On November 17, 2009 Ukraine initiated an application to ICANN for assignment of the Cyrillic top-level domain name 'укр'. Already in December 2008 the Company Center for Internet names of Ukraine had announced the registration of domain names in two new top-level domains 'укр' and 'БЛОГ' (transliterated
Romanization of Ukrainian
The romanization or Latinization of Ukrainian is the representation of the Ukrainian language using Latin letters. Ukrainian is natively written in its own Ukrainian alphabet, a variation of Cyrillic....
: ). The full set of required documents was submitted to ICANN on November 26, 2009 by the Ukrainian Network Information Center (UNIC).
The domain was expected to be available in the first half of 2010 since assignment of top-level domain takes about a month. UNIC Director Yuriy Honcharuk expected the new domain to start operating on the Internet in February–March 2010.
According to Honcharuk there are no technical issues preventing the assignment of this Cyrillic domain. President Oleksandr Olshansky of the Ukrainian Internet company Internet Invest considered it unlikely that укр will be assigned by ICANN, however. According to Olshansky the existing rules for non-Latin domain names stipulate that at least one letter should differ in the shape from the corresponding Latin character
Latin alphabet
The Latin alphabet, also called the Roman alphabet, is the most recognized alphabet used in the world today. It evolved from a western variety of the Greek alphabet called the Cumaean alphabet, which was adopted and modified by the Etruscans who ruled early Rome...
. The country name Україна (Ukraine) does not contain any letter whose shape does not exist in any Latin language.
International experts predict that in coming years Cyrillic domains in Russia and Ukraine could reach about 20% of the current level of website pages. Ukraine was one of the first countries that applied for the creation of domains in their native writing system, following Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
and China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. The new Russian Cyrillic country code top-level domain рф was approved by ICANN on 30 October 2009 and was installed in the Domain Name System on May 13, 2010.
On March 1, 2011, ICANN announced that the .укр domain had passed string evaluation, the step before delegation.