Lawan Island () (traditionally known as hidden pearl island or Sheikh Shoeyb island) is an Iranian island in the
Persian Gulf
The Persian Gulf, sometimes called the Arabian Gulf, is a Mediterranean seas, mediterranean sea in West Asia. The body of water is an extension of the Arabian Sea and the larger Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.Un ...
. The island has one of the four major terminals for export of crude oil in Iran alongside
Kharg island
Kharg or Khark Island () is a continental island of Iran in the Persian Gulf. The island is off the coast of Iran and northwest of the Strait of Hormuz. Its total area is . Administered by the adjacent coastal Bushehr Province, Khark Island p ...
. Lavan island sits on top of
Lawan gas field, containing of gas.
Administratively, the island forms part of the
Lawan Rural District in
Kish District
Kish District () is in Bandar Lengeh County, Hormozgan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Kish
Kish may refer to:
Businesses and organisations
* KISH, a radio station in Guam
* Kish Air, an Iranian airline
* Korean Internationa ...
,
Bandar Lengeh County
Bandar Lengeh County () is in Hormozgan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bandar Lengeh.
History
After the 2006 National Census, Dezhgan and Mehran Rural Districts were separated from the Central District in the formation of Mehr ...
,
Hormozgan province. The island is served by
Lawan Airport.
See also
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List of lighthouses in Iran
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Bandar Lengeh
Bandar Lengeh () is a city in the Central District of Bandar Lengeh County, Hormozgan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
Bandar Lengeh is a port city on the Persian Gulf, from Lar, from Bandar Abb ...
*
Laz, Iran
References
Islands of Iran
Bandar Lengeh County
Landforms of Hormozgan province
Lighthouses in Iran
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