The Geopolitical Significance of Iranian Islands in the Persian Gulf Case study: Lavan

In the Persian Gulf, there are about ninety small Island, out of which thirty and four Islands belong to Iran. The Lavan Island is located in the western part of Hormozgan province and in the geographical coordinates of 35 61 90e, 91 92 01N. The Island is among the most important islands of the Persian Gulf, which has been reputed earlier to Sheikh Sha'aib, Bushaib or Bushoayb. However, the main question of this research is: What is the importance of the geopolitical Island of Lavan in the Persian Gulf? The area of the Lavan Island is about 8167 km and sea water depth near the island is between 67 and 99 meters. The island is the largest Iranian island in the Persian Gulf after the Qeshm and Kish Islands. The island is known as the Gulf’s secret pearl. In terms of country divisions, the Lavan Island is part of the Hormozgan province, the city of Bandar Lengeh, the Kish section, with an area of about 688 square kilometers from two villages in the name of Lavan and Kish, in such a way that most of the Gulf states wish to have such an Island with the mentioned position. The results of the study show that the island had a geostrategic, geopolitical, geo-economical position (6561 billion barrels of oil, 60621 of global oil reserves and 93692 trillion cubic meters, 611 of the world gas reserves), ranked first south West Asia and the second of the world and in the world's energy ellipse, which is part of Iran's energy sources in the Lavan region. Also, the tourism, political, and military status along with the maritime border with neighbors, as well as joint energy sources with the United Arab Emirates, are of extraordinary significance. This research has been carried out through interview and library resources and applied a descriptive and analytical method. In addition, the GIS software has been utilized to prepare the maps.