Highway 12 (Israel)
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Highway 12 | ||||
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| כביש 12 (Hebrew) | ||||
 Highway 12 entering Eilat | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Length | 71 km (44 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | Eilat city center | |||
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| North end | Shizafon Junction | |||
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| Country | Israel | |||
| Major cities | Eilat | |||
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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.
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] | km | mi | Name | Destinations | Notes |
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| Southern | Eilat | 0 | 0.0 | אילת (Eilat) | HaGai Street Highway 90 | |
| Netafim Border Crossing | 12 | 7.5 | מעבר נטפים (Netafim Crossing) | Entrance road | ||
| Sayarim Valley | 41 | 25 | צומת סיירים (Sayarim Junction) |  Highway 10 | ||
| Uvda | 56 | 35 | Entrance road to Ovda Airport | |||
| Shaharut | 65 | 40 | Road 1101 | |||
| Neot Semadar | 71 | 44 | צומת שיזפון (Shizafon Junction) |  Highway 40 | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||||
References
- ^ Survey of Israel (October 31, 2018). "מחוזות משרד הפנים" [Ministry of Interior districts] (Map). Govmap (in Hebrew). Retrieved October 31, 2018.
- ^ Survey of Israel (October 31, 2018). "גבולות ישובים" [Locality borders] (Map). Govmap (in Hebrew). Retrieved October 31, 2018.
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