Lamerd Special Economic Zone matters in the Hormuz Graph because it sits in southern Fars near the Persian Gulf hinterland, where energy access, mineral-based industry, aluminum and metals activity, and routes toward Bushehr and Hormozgan shape industrial feasibility. Its role connects special-zone regulation, industrial land, power-intensive manufacturing, materials flows, and logistics between inland Fars and southern export gateways. The asset is distinct from urban industrial zones because its value depends on heavy-industry suitability, corridor access, utilities, and proximity to southern resource and port systems.