Presbyterian Mission Press (Urmia, Iran)

In 1829 the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions established a mission to the Nestorian Christians in Urmia in northwest Persia. In 1871, the PCUSA's Board of Foreign Missions assumed responsibility for the American Board's mission station at Urmia, formally commencing Presbyterian work in Persia. Within a decade, the Persia Mission had expanded to include new stations at Teheran (1872), Tabriz (1873), and Hamadan (1880). Due to the vast distances between the stations, and language differences, the Persia Mission was divided in 1883 into West Persia Mission and East Persia Mission. The mission newspaper, Zahrire d-bahra, was published from 1849 to 1918.