Let gamma be a nonzero ordinal such that alpha + gamma = gamma for eve
ry ordinal alpha < gamma. A chain domain R (i.e. a domain with linearl
y ordered lattices of left ideals and right ideals) is constructed suc
h that R is isomorphic with all its nonzero factor-rings and gamma is
the ordinal type of the set of proper ideals of R. The construction pr
ovides answers to some open questions.