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Gal (newspaper)

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Гал
გალ
Gal
TypeSemimonthly
Founder(s)Nugzar Salakaia
EditorNugzar Salakaia
Founded1995
Political alignmentIndependent
LanguageAbkhaz, Mingrelian, Russian
Circulation1,000

Gal (Abkhaz: Гал, Mingrelian: გალ, Russian: Гал) is a trilingual semimonthly newspaper published in Gali District, Abkhazia. It is the only (partially) Mingrelian-language newspaper in the world. It was founded in 1995 by Nugzar Salakaia, who is still the editor. Gal has a circulation of 1,000.[1]

Between 1995 and 1998, the building that housed the newspaper's office and printing press was blown up six times by Georgian paramilitary forces.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Stateinov, Dmitri (10 March 2016). "Мне предлагали большую взятку, чтобы я отказался от мегрельского языка" (in Russian). Sukhum-Moscow. Retrieved 13 March 2016.