''Nayiri'' ( hy, Նայիրի) was a prominent, long-running

Armenian language Armenian ( classical: , reformed: , , ) is an Indo-European language and an independent branch of that family of languages. It is the official language of Armenia. Historically spoken in the Armenian Highlands, today Armenian is widely spoken th ...

literary, cultural and social publication established by the Armenian literary figure

Antranig Dzarugian Antranig Dzarugian (Անդրանիկ Ծառուկեան; 1913 – 1989 in Paris) was an influential diasporan Armenian writer, poet, educator, and journalist in the 20th century. Antranig Dzarugian (transliterated in Eastern Armenian as Andrani ...

. It was published in various frequencies as a weekly, biweekly and monthly in Aleppo, Syria and later on in

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Publication (1941–1989)

''Nayiri'' (named after one of the historical names of the Armenian homeland also called Nayiri or Nairi) was established in Aleppo by the literary Armenian figure Antranig Dzarougian as a monthly from 1941 to 1949. The journal continued starting 1951 as a weekly / biweekly / monthly after moving to

for many more years. Throughout its existence, ''Nayiri'' was able to attract, alongside a handful of other similar publications like '' Spurk'', '' Pakin'' and ''Shirak'', some of the best writers of the Middle East, the

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and the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic. Important writers who had some of their writings published included

Hovhannes Shiraz Hovhannes Shiraz ( hy, Հովհաննես Շիրազ) (April 27, 1914 – March 14, 1984) was an Armenian poet. Biography Shiraz was born Onik Tadevosi Karapetyan in the city of Alexandropol, then part of the Russian Empire (now Gyumri, Arme ...

, Silva Kaputikyan,

Yeghishe Charents Yeghishe Charents (; March 13, 1897 – November 27, 1937) was an Armenian poet, writer and public activist. Charents' literary subject matter ranged from his experiences in the First World War, socialist revolution, and frequently Armenia an ...

Gurgen Mahari Gurgen Mahari (''Gurgen Grigori Ajemian''; , 1903 in Van – June 17, 1969 in Yerevan) was an Armenian writer and poet. His most significant works include the semi-autobiographical novella '' Barbed Wires in Blossom'' (1968) and the novel '' ...

, Hratchya Kotchar, Gurgen Saryan and many others. ''Nayiri'' also published translations of great literary works by international writers Publication continued until the death of its founder Dzarougian in 1989. In its latter years 1985 to 1989, it published only one global issue per year, as an annual publication before folding.Armenian Diaspora.com: Նայիրի պարբերաթերթ (Լիբանանի հայ մամուլի շարքից)
(in Armenian)

New phase

Starting 1995, the paper was revived as a personal venture by writer and editor Jirayr Nayiri, formerly an editor of the Lebanese Armenian daily '' Ararad''.

References

{{reflist Armenian-language magazines Defunct magazines published in Lebanon Magazines published in Beirut 1951 establishments in Syria Magazines established in 1951 Magazines disestablished in 1989 Weekly magazines published in Lebanon Biweekly magazines Monthly magazines published in Lebanon