It was published in various frequencies as a weekly, biweekly and monthly in Aleppo, Syria and later on in Beirut, Lebanon.
Nayiri (named after one of the historical names of the Armenian homeland also called Nayiri or Nairi) was established in Aleppo by the literary Armenian figure Antranig Dzarougian as a monthly from 1941 to 1949.
The journal continued starting 1951 as a weekly / biweekly / monthly after moving to Beirut, Lebanon for many more years.
Throughout its existence, Nayiri was able to attract, alongside a handful of other similar publications like Spurk, Pakin and Shirak, some of the best writers of the Middle East, the Armenian diaspora and the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic.
Nayiri also published translations of great literary works by international writers Publication continued until the death of its founder Dzarougian in 1989.