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Urmia University is a major university in the city of Urmia in West Azarbaijan province of Iran. Map of Iran showing location of Urmia Urmia Persian: ارومیه, Kurdish: Wurmê), previously called Rezaiyeh (رضائیه), is a city in northwestern Iran, and the capital of the West Azarbaijan province, situated on the western side of Lake Urmia. ...
West Azarbaijan (in Persian, آذربایجان غربی AzarbÄyejÄn-e-Qarbi; in Kurdish, Azerbaycanî Rojawa; in Azerbaijani, QÉ™rbi AzÉ™rbaycan) is one of the 30 provinces of Iran. ...
It has 5 colleges, 6750 students, and also has another campus in Khoy. Khoy (خوی in Persian), also spelt Khoi or Khvoy, is a city in West Azarbaijan, Iran. ...
History The university was founded by Joseph Cochran as a medical school in 1878, who is also often credited for founding Iran’s "first contemporary medical college".[1] Joseph Plumb Cochran (Jan 14, 1855 - August 18, 1905) was an American presbyterian missionary. ...
The website of Urmia University credits Cochran for "lowering the infant mortality rate in the region" [2] and for founding one of Iran's first modern hospitals ("Westminister Hospital") in Urmia.
The medical faculty Cochran established there was joined by several other Americans, namely Drs. Wright, Homlz, van Nourdon, and Miller. They were all buried in Urmia. Map of Iran showing location of Urmia Urmia Persian: ارومیه, Kurdish: Wurmê), previously called Rezaiyeh (رضائیه), is a city in northwestern Iran, and the capital of the West Azarbaijan province, situated on the western side of Lake Urmia. ...
The webiste of Urmia University says this about Cochran and his team:
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- "There they lie in peace away from their homeland, and the testimonial epitaphs on their tombs signify their endeavor and devotion to humanity."
The Urmia University of Medical Sciences detached from the main school in 1985.
See also Sharif University of Technology, one of Irans most prestigious schools in the technological fields. ...
Morgan Shuster and US officials at Atabak Palace, Tehran, 1911. ...
The historyof Iran (Persia) covers thousands of years, from the ancient civilaztion in Iranian plateau, Mani civilization in Azarbaijan and Shar-e sookhteh in Zabol and ancient Kingdom of Jiroft, followed by established kingdom of Elam to the modern Islamic Republic of Iran. ...
References ^ - His biography on the Iranian Academy of Medical Sciences website
External links - Urmia University website
- Urmia University of Medical Sciences
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