DUSHANBE, March 11, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Tajik Press Day is marked on March 11.

On this occasion, a ceremonial meeting is taking place at the Tajik Academic Drama Theatre named after Abulqasem Lohouti in Dushanbe today.

The award ceremony for the winners of the Abulqasem Lohouti Award will be held on the sidelines of the meeting.

Established in 1967, the Abulqasem Lohouti Award is given for significant contributions in the area of journalism.

We will recall that by president’s decree the Tajik Press Day has been marked on March 11 since 1993.  The Tajik Press Day is marked on March 11 in honor of the first Tajik-language newspaper, Bukhoroi Sharif (The Glorious Bukhara), the first edition of which was issued on March 11, 1912.

More than 130 newspapers (primarily weeklies) in Tajik, Russian and other languages are now printed in Tajikistan.