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Persian Gulf The Persian Gulf ( fa, خلیج فارس, translit=xalij-e fârs, lit=Gulf of Persis, Fars, ), sometimes called the ( ar, اَلْخَلِيْجُ ٱلْعَرَبِيُّ, Al-Khalīj al-ˁArabī), is a Mediterranean sea (oceanography), me ...

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Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

, country_admin_divisions_title = Province , country_admin_divisions = Hormozgan , module = Lavan Island ( fa, جزیرهٔ لاوان) (traditionally known as hidden pearl island or Sheikh Shoeyb island) is an Iranian island in the

. It has an area of . The island has one of the four major terminals for export of crude oil in Iran alongside

Kharg island Kharg or Khark Island ( fa, جزیره خارک) is a continental island in the Persian Gulf belonging to Iran. The island is located off the coast of Iran and northwest of the Strait of Hormuz. Its total area is . Administered by the adjacent ...

. Lavan island sits on top of

Lavan gas field The Lavan gas field is an Iranian natural gas field that was discovered in 2011. It began production in 2011 and produces natural gas and condensates. The total proven reserves Proven reserves (also called measured reserves, 1P, and reserves) i ...

, containing of gas. Administratively, the island forms part of the

Lavan Rural District Lavan Rural District ( fa, دهستان لاوان) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in the Kish District of Bandar Lengeh County, Hormozgan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, ...

Kish District Kish District ( fa, بخش کیش) is a district (bakhsh) in Bandar Lengeh County, Hormozgan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 21,637, in 6,344 families. The District has one city: Kish. The District has two rural districts ...

Bandar Lengeh County Bandar Lengeh County ( fa, شهرستان بندر لنگه) is located in Hormozgan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Bandar Lengeh Bandar Lengeh ( fa, بندرلنگه, also Romanized as Bandar-e Lengeh, Bandar-e-Langeh and B ...

, Hormozgan Province. The island is served by

Lavan Airport Lavan Island Airport ( fa, فرودگاه لاوان) is a regional airport located in near of city of Lavan, Hormozgan Province, in south of Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a cou ...

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Islands of Iran Bandar Lengeh County Landforms of Hormozgan Province Lighthouses in Iran {{BandarLengeh-geo-stub

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