Khurzarin

Хурзæрин
TypeTri-weekly newspaper
Founded1 January 1924
LanguageOssetian
HeadquartersTskhinvali
Circulation1700

Khurzarin or Xurzærin (Iron Ossetic: Хурзæрин, Dawn) is the main Ossetian language newspaper of South Ossetia. Founded on 1 January 1924, Khurzarin is published three times a week, and has a circulation of 1,700 (down from 13,000 in 1975).

The newspaper received the Order of the Badge of Honour in 1973.

Previous names

References

  1. ↑ "Regions and territories: South Ossetia". BBC News. 25 April 2012.
  2. ↑ Zhanna Tarkhanova (July 26, 2016). "A useless language?". jam-news.net.