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Highway 171
כביש 171
Route information
Length33 km (21 mi)
Major junctions
West endHighway 10 (Har Harif)
East endHighway 40 (Mizpe Rimon)
Location
CountryIsrael
Major citiesMitzpe Ramon
Highway system
← Route 109→ Route 204

Route 171 is a regional east-west road in southern Israel. It is the only east-west road in the Negev Mountains. It is 33 km long. It goes from Mount Harif (Hebrew: הר חריף) junction on Highway 10 adjacent to Israel's border with Egypt to HaRuhot junction with Highway 40 about 5 km north of Mitzpe Ramon. The road passes mostly along the northern edge of Makhtesh Ramon and along the flowing path of Nahal Nitzana. In its eastern portion, it crosses HaRuhot Plain and passes by the Mitzpe Ramon Airport.

Junctions (West to East)

District[1]Location[2]kmmiNameDestinationsNotes
SouthernHar Harif00.0צומת הר חריף
(Mount Harif Junction)		 Highway 10
North of Mitzpe Ramon3321צומת הרוחות
(HaRuhot Junction)		 Highway 40
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

About 5 km northeast of Har Harif junction, 950 meters above mean sea level, are the Lots cisterns. This is a group of 17 water cisterns spread over an area of 2 square km, that were dug during the reign of Solomon in the 10th century BCE. 15 of the water pits are still filled with water in the winter rainy season.

References

  1. ↑ Survey of Israel (October 31, 2018). "מחוזות משרד הפנים" [Ministry of Interior districts] (Map). Govmap (in Hebrew). Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  2. ↑ Survey of Israel (October 31, 2018). "גבולות ישובים" [Locality borders] (Map). Govmap (in Hebrew). Retrieved October 31, 2018.

See also

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