ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi wʌz kˈɔːld ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv ˈæzɐɹˌæbeɪdɡən pɹˈaɪɚ tə ðɪ ɪslˈɑːmɪk ɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃən ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn ænd ɹᵻnˈeɪmd ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv tˈæbɹɪz ˈæftɚwɚdz.
The university was called the University of Azarabadegan prior to the Islamic Revolution of 1979 and renamed the University of Tabriz afterwards.