▁the ▁first ▁schools ▁in ▁the ▁era ▁of ▁Moh ammed ▁Shah ▁Q aj ar ▁around ▁U rm ia ▁and ▁Tab riz ▁for ▁Armen ians ▁and ▁Ass y ri ans . ▁Eug ène ▁Bor é , ▁the ▁famous ▁French ▁mission er ▁played ▁a ▁significant ▁role ▁in ▁that . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁of ▁these ▁schools ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 8 ▁in ▁Kh os row ▁Ab ad , ▁a ▁village ▁near ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Sal mas ▁where ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁inhabitants ▁were ▁Christians . ▁T ens ▁of ▁Christian ▁schools ▁for ▁boys ▁and ▁girls ▁were ▁established ▁afterwards ▁in ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁A zer ba ij an . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁an ▁an nex ▁of ▁this ▁school ▁was ▁built ▁for ▁girls ▁in ▁New ▁Jul fa , ▁Is fah an . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁a ▁similar ▁school ▁for ▁boys ▁opened ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁city . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁estimated ▁that , ▁at ▁that ▁time , ▁there ▁were ▁about ▁ 4 0 . 0 0 0 ▁Christians ▁in ▁U rm ia ▁and ▁Kur dist an , ▁ 3 4 . 0 0 0 ▁in ▁Tab riz , ▁ 7 . 0 0 0 ▁in ▁the ▁J olf a ▁area ▁of ▁Is fah an . ▁A ▁few ▁thousands ▁more ▁Christians ▁used ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁Te h ran ▁and ▁in ▁other ▁cities ▁of ▁Iran , ▁of ▁who , ▁many ▁were ▁C athol ics . ▁School s ▁were ▁for ▁Armen ians ▁and ▁Ass y ri ans , ▁but ▁Muslim s ▁were ▁also ▁att ending ▁them