Haratch

Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Berliner
Owner	Arpik Missakian
Editor	Arpik Missakian
Founded	1925
Language	Armenian
Headquarters	83, rue d'Hauteville, 75010 Paris
Official website	None

Haratch (Armenian: Յառաջ) is an Armenian daily newspaper based in France. Haratch was founded in 1925 by Schavarch Missakian.

It has been renowned in attracting high profile names in Armenian literature including Shahan Shahnour, Schavarch Nartouni, Zareh Vorpouni, Hrant Samvel and Hrant Zartarian.

In 1940, by the initiative and zealous efforts of the founder and chief editor of the newspaper Mr. Schavarch Missakian, a contribution campaign was organized among the Armenians living in France. As a result, the "Haratch" Elementary School was built next to the newly established St.Paul church in Anjar, Lebanon. The school was considered a gift from the Armenians living in France. The official opening of the school took place in 1941. It was later on renamed "Haratch Calouste Gulbenkian Secondary School".

Due to decreasing readership and in the last years with a circulation of less than one thousand per day, Arpik Missakian, the owner and the last editor-in-chief of the paper decided to close it down^[1] and the last issue of "Haratch" was published dated 30-31 May 2009. The paper published overall 22,214 issues.^[2]

[edit] Nor Haratch

Five months after the daily ceased publication, a new group of intellectuals started publishing of "Nor Haratch" (literally New Haratch) on the basis of twice a week. The first issue of "Nor Haratch" was published on 27 October 2009.

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