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Persian Gulf
The Persian Gulf ( fa, خلیج فارس, translit=xalij-e fârs, lit=Gulf of Fars, ), sometimes called the ( ar, اَلْخَلِيْجُ ٱلْعَرَبِيُّ, Al-Khalīj al-ˁArabī), is a mediterranean sea in Western Asia. The bod ...
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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 ...
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Hormozgan
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Lavan Island ( fa, جزیرهٔ لاوان) (traditionally known as hidden pearl island or Sheikh Shoeyb island) is an Iranian island in the
Persian Gulf
The Persian Gulf ( fa, خلیج فارس, translit=xalij-e fârs, lit=Gulf of Fars, ), sometimes called the ( ar, اَلْخَلِيْجُ ٱلْعَرَبِيُّ, Al-Khalīj al-ˁArabī), is a mediterranean sea in Western Asia. The bod ...
. It has an area of . The island has one of the four major terminals for export of crude oil in Iran alongside
Kharg island. Lavan island sits on top of
Lavan gas field, 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, ...
in
Kish District,
Bandar Lengeh County,
Hormozgan Province. The island is served by
Lavan Airport.
See also
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List of lighthouses in Iran
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Bandar Lengeh
Bandar Lengeh ( fa, بندرلنگه, also Romanized as Bandar-e Lengeh, Bandar-e-Langeh and Bandar Langeh; also known simply as Lengeh, Linja, Linjah or Lingah) is a harbour city and capital of Bandar Lengeh County, in Hormozgan province of ...
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Laz, Iran
References
Islands of Iran
Bandar Lengeh County
Landforms of Hormozgan Province
Lighthouses in Iran
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