Highway 12 (Israel)

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Highway 12
כביש 12
Highway 12 (Israel)
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Highway 12 entering Eilat
Route information
Length71 km (44 mi)
Major junctions
South endEilat city center
Major intersections
  • HaNoflim Square
  • Chabad Square
  • Rabin Square
  • Yotam Square
  • Netafim Border Crossing
  • Sayarim Junction (Hwy 10)
  • Entrance to Ovda Airport
North endShizafon Junction
Location
Country Israel
Major cities Eilat
Highway system
ISR-HW-10.svg Highway 10 ISR-HW-13.svg Highway 13

Highway 12 is a single carriageway road in the South District of Israel. It surrounds the mountains of Eilat from the north and west, and it connects Eilat to Highway 10 and Highway 40, which lead toward central Israel. Highway 10 continues north toward the Gaza Strip, whereas Highway 40 proceeds to Beersheba via Mizpe Ramon.

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Description of the route from south to north

Highway 12 begins as an urban boulevard in Eilat exiting the city to the west. It then runs northwest toward the border of Israel with Egypt. Then it turns north past the Netafim Border Crossing and the northern mountains of Eilat.

At Sayarim junction it intersects with Highway 10. It continues northeast past Ovda airport and reaches its north terminus at Shizafon junction, where it intersects with Highway 40.

Junctions (south to north)

District [1] Location [2] kmmiNameDestinationsNotes
Southern Eilat 00.0אילת
(Eilat)
HaGai Street
ISR-HW-90.svg Highway 90
Netafim Border Crossing 127.5מעבר נטפים
(Netafim Crossing)
Entrance road
Sayarim Valley 4125צומת סיירים
(Sayarim Junction)
ISR-HW-10.svg Highway 10
Uvda 5635Entrance road to Ovda Airport
Shaharut 6540Road 1101
Neot Semadar 7144צומת שיזפון
(Shizafon Junction)
ISR-HW-40.svg Highway 40
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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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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