Route 171 is a regional east-west road in southern
Israel
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. It is the only east-west road in the
Negev Mountains. It is long. It goes from
Mount Harif () junction on
Highway 10 adjacent to Israel's border with
Egypt
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to HaRuhot junction with
Highway 40 about 5 km north of
Mitzpe Ramon
Mitzpe Ramon (, Ramon Lookout; ) is a local council in the Negev desert of southern Israel. It is situated on the northern ridge at an elevation of 860 meters (2,800 feet) overlooking the world's largest erosion cirque, known as the M ...
. The road passes mostly along the northern edge of
Makhtesh Ramon
Makhtesh Ramon (; ''lit.'' Ramon Crater/ Makhtesh; ; ''lit.'' The Ruman Wadi) is a geological feature of Israel's Negev desert. Located some 85 km south of Beersheba, the landform is the world's largest "erosion cirque" (steephead valley ...
and along the flowing path of . In its eastern portion, it crosses
HaRuhot Plain and passes by the
Mitzpe Ramon Airport.
Junctions (West to East)
About northeast of Har Harif junction, 950 meters above mean sea level, are the
Lotz 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
Solomon (), also called Jedidiah, was the fourth monarch of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy), Kingdom of Israel and Judah, according to the Hebrew Bible. The successor of his father David, he is described as having been the penultimate ...
in the 10th century BCE. 15 of the water pits are still filled with water in the winter rainy season.
References
See also
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List of highways in Israel
This is a list of Israeli highways. Besides highways in Israel proper, it includes highways in the West Bank and the Golan Heights because the Israeli administration maintains them in these areas.
There are 48 designated Israeli highways. Most of ...
{{Transportation in Israel
171
Year 171 ( CLXXI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known in Rome as the Year of the Consulship of Severus and Herennianus (or, less frequently, year 924 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 171 ...