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 33 km long. It goes from
Mount Harif ( he, הר חריף) 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 ( he, מִצְפֵּה רָמוֹן, Ramon Lookout; ar, متسبي رمون) 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) overl ...
. The road passes mostly along the northern edge of
Makhtesh Ramon and along the flowing path of . In its eastern portion it crosses
HaRuhot Plain and passes by the
Mitzpe Ramon Airport
Mitzpe Ramon Airfield ( he, מִנְחָת מִצְפֵּה רָמוֹן) is an Israeli airfield in the north of the town of Mitzpe Ramon.
Airports in Israel
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Junctions
About 5 km northeast of Har Harif junction, 950 meters above mean sea level, are the . 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.
See also
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List of highways in Israel
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171
Year 171 ( CLXXI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Severus and Herennianus (or, less frequently, year 924 ''Ab urbe co ...