Гал გალ Gal | |
Type: | Semimonthly |
Founder: | Nugzar Salakaia |
Editor: | Nugzar Salakaia |
Foundation: | 1995 |
Political: | Independent |
Language: | Abkhaz, Mingrelian, Russian |
Circulation: | 1,000 |
Gal (ab|Гал, xmf|გალ, ru|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.