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Jurnal al-Khidiw

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Jurnal al-Khidiw
جرنال الخديوي
Founded1821 (1821)
LanguageArabic, Ottoman Turkish
Ceased publication1828 (1828)

Jurnal al-Khidiw (Arabic: جرنال الخديوي, Ottoman Turkish: جرنال الخديوى - lit. "Journal of the Khedive"), first published 1821–1822, was the first printed periodical in Arabic.[1] It was a bilingual TurkishArabic bulletin for official use, with a run as small as 100 copies.[2] At first it was handwritten and printed lithographically with irregular frequency.[2] It was later printed with weekly and then daily frequency.[2]

It was succeeded by Al-Waqa'i' al-Misriyya, first published December 3, 1828.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Nemeth, Titus (20 July 2017). Arabic type-making in the machine age : the influence of technology on the form of Arabic type, 1908-1993. ISBN 978-90-04-34930-8. OCLC 1030364292.
  2. ^ a b c Ayalon, Ami (1995-05-04). The Press in the Arab Middle East. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195087802.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-508780-2.