Route 171 (Israel)

Highway 171
Route information
Length	33 km (21 mi)
Major junctions
West end	Highway 10 (Har Harif)
East end	Highway 40 (Mizpe Rimon)
Location
Country	Israel
Major cities	Mitzpe Ramon
Highway system
Roads in Israel Highways

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 (Template:Lang-he-n) 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

Kilometers	Name	Type	Meaning	Location	Intersecting routes
0	צומת הר חריף (Har Harif Junction)			Mount Harif	Highway 10
33	צומת הרוחות (HaRuhot Junction)		the winds	North of Mitzpe Ramon	Highway 40

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.

See also

• List of highways in Israel