Tchahagir
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| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Founded | 5 May 1948 |
| Language | Armenian |
| Headquarters | Heliopolis Cairo, Egypt |
Tchahagir (Ջահակիր in Armenian) is an Armenian-language bi-weekly published in Cairo, Egypt, by the Social Democrat Hunchakian Party.
History[edit]
Published since 5 May 1948, as a bi-weekly, four years later it became a monthly, then a journal. Second period of publication started on 7 November 1963 (3000 copies each issue). Tchahagir included 8, then 6, then 4 pages. Tchahagir was published by Aida Serovbian and Sargis Balayan, and its literary section was edited by Armen Dadour.[1] Haig Jamgochian, Arsham Dadrian (1948–1955) and Avedis Movsesian were among the editors of Tchahagir. Currently the editorial advisor is Haig Avakian and the editor-director is Mardiros Balayan (since 1993).
From January 2001 to January 2008 it also issued the Dzidzernag musical supplement in Armenian (four issues in a year). The editor was Haig Avakian.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ (in Armenian) SDHP press (1887-1992), Beirut, by A. Der-Khachadourian, 1992 - pp. 34-35
- ^ Հայերը Եգիպտոսում
External links[edit]
- Tchahagir
- Tchahakir Armenian Weekly
- Jahakir at Worldcat
- 100 years of Armenian media in Egypt
- Electronic library of Tchahagir
- Electronic library of Dzidzernag
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