Tchahagir
Ջահակիր
TypeWeekly newspaper
Founded5 May 1948 (1948-05-05)
LanguageArmenian
HeadquartersHeliopolis Cairo, Egypt
Dzidzernak musical journal

Tchahagir (Ջահակիր in Armenian) is an Armenian-language bi-weekly published in Cairo, Egypt, by the Social Democrat Hunchakian Party.

History

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

  1. ↑ (in Armenian) SDHP press (1887-1992), Beirut, by A. Der-Khachadourian, 1992 - pp. 34-35
  2. ↑ Հայերը Եգիպտոսում


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