Lavandevil

{{Short description|City in Gilan province, Iran}}

{{for|the administrative divisions|Lavandevil District|Lavandevil Rural District}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}

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|native_name = {{langx|fa|لوندويل}}

|settlement_type = City

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|image_caption = Alborz mountain range above town.

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|subdivision_name = Iran

|subdivision_type1 =Province

|subdivision_name1 =Gilan

|subdivision_type2 =County

|subdivision_name2 =Astara

|subdivision_type3 =District

|subdivision_name3 =Lavandevil

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|population_as_of = 2016

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|population_total =11235

|population_density_km2 =auto

|timezone = IRST

|utc_offset = +3:30

|coordinates = {{coord|38|18|32|N|48|52|13|E|dim:1km|display=inline,title}}

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Lavandevil ({{langx|fa|لوندويل}}){{efn|Also romanized as Lavandavil, Lavandevīl, and Lavandvīl; also known as Bāzar-e Lavandvīl, Landvīl-e Sabalī, and Lavandvīl-e Sabalī{{GEOnet3|-3073012}}}} is a city in, and the capital of, Lavandevil District of Astara County, Gilan province, Iran.{{cite report|title=Divisional reforms in Gilan province|language=fa|website=rc.majlis.ir|via=Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran|url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/122005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180516021949/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/122005|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board|last=Aref|first=Mohammad Reza|archive-date=16 May 2018|orig-date=Approved 22 March 1381|date=26 May 2017|id=Proposal 1.4.42.109586; Notification 12371/T25987K|access-date=13 December 2023}} It also serves as the administrative center for Lavandevil Rural District.{{cite report|title=Creation and formation of three rural districts including villages, farms and places in Astara County under Gilan province|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/110085|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231213211517/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/110085|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers|last=Mousavi|first=Mirhossein|archive-date=13 December 2023|orig-date=Approved 2 February 1366|date=c. 2023|id=Proposal 11524.1.5.53; Notification 111064/T256|access-date=13 December 2023}} The city lies between the coast of the Caspian Sea and the northeastern Alborz mountain range, located just south of Lavandevil Wildlife Refuge.