Urmia is the largest city in West Azerbaijan Province of Iran. In the Central District of Urmia County, it is capital of the province, the county, and the district.
Lake Urmia is an endorheic salt lake in Iran. The lake is located between the provinces of East Azerbaijan and West Azerbaijan in Iran, and west of the southern portion of the Caspian Sea. At its greatest extent, it was the largest lake in the Middle East. It is the sixth-largest saltwater lake on Earth, with a surface area of approximately 6,000 km2 (2,300 sq mi), a length of 140 km (87 mi), a width of 70 km (43 mi), and a maximum depth of 20 m (66 ft).
Alzahra University is a female-only public university in the Vanak neighborhood of Tehran, Iran. Alzahra University is the only comprehensive women's university in Iran and the Middle East. Acceptance to the university is competitive and entrance to undergraduate and graduate programs requires scoring among the top 1% of students in the Nationwide University Entrance Exams. Alzahra University is ranked second in Iran and 201–300 in the world, according to University Impact Rankings 2019, Times Higher Education (THE). Alzahra University ranked 17th in Iran and number 801+ worldwide, according to the physical sciences subject ranking, World University Rankings 2019 by Times Higher Education.
Iran has a network of private, public, and state-affiliated universities offering degrees in higher education. State-run universities of Iran are under the direct supervision of Iran's Ministry of Science, Research and Technology and Ministry of Health and Medical Education. According to article 3 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iran guarantees "free education and physical training for everyone at all levels, and the facilitation and expansion of higher education." IANI representatives say that academics in Iran are "ultimately directed by the regime and military when it comes to specific areas of research". Rana Dadpour, who taught at an Iranian university, said that certain areas of research are directed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and could be employed for "surveillance or military purposes".
Joseph Plumb Cochran, M.D., was an American Presbyterian missionary and medical doctor. He is credited as the founding father of Iran's first modern Western medical school, Westminster College in 1879.
Urmia University is a public university in West Azarbaijan province, Iran. The main campus of Urmia University is in Nazlu, in the vicinity of Urmia. It has six campuses, seven schools, more than 14,000 students, and research centers including Microelectronic, Antenna and Microwave Laboratory, Nanotechnology, MEMS, and Artemia. Urmia University also has two satellite campuses in Khoy and Miyandoab city. Nazlu campus of Urmia University is the biggest university campus in size in the northwest of Iran. Urmia University is ranked as one of Iran's "Grade A" universities by Ministry of Science, Research and Technology.
Targavar Rural District is in Silvaneh District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Mavana.
Urmia University of Medical Sciences, is a medical school in Urmia, West Azarbaijan, Iran.
Dasht Rural District is in Silvaneh District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Razhan.
Bakeshluchay Rural District is in the Central District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Emamzadeh. The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Kashtiban.
Baranduz Rural District is in the Central District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Baran Duz.
Baranduzchay-ye Shomali Rural District is in the Central District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Qarah Aghaj.
Dul Rural District is in the Central District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Dizaj-e Dowl.
Torkaman Rural District is in the Central District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Torkaman.
Anzal-e Jonubi Rural District is in Anzal District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Qulonji.
Nazlu-ye Shomali Rural District is in Nazlu District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. It is administered from the city of Nushin.
Sumay-ye Jonubi Rural District is in Sumay-ye Beradust District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Hashtian. The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Hovarsin.
West Azerbaijan province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, whose capital and largest city is Urmia.
Academic relations between Iran and the United States involve a branch of cultural relations between the two countries that became widespread, especially during the Pahlavi dynasty era.
