Highway 12 (Israel)

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Highway 12
כביש 12
Kvish Shteim-'Esrei
Route information
Length: 71 km (44 mi)
Major junctions
South end:
  • Eilat city center (Hwy 90)
 
  • HaNoflim Square
  • Chabad Square
  • Rabin Square
  • Yotam Square
  • Netafim Border Crossing
  • Sayarim Junction (Hwy 10)
  • entrance to Ovda Airport
North end:
  • Shizafon Junction (Hwy 40)
Location
Major cities:
Highway system

Roads in Israel

Highways
Highway 12 entering Eilat.

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)

km Name Type Meaning Location Road(s) Crossed
↓Eilat Municipality↓
Yotam Street
0 city center Highway 90
(Derech HaArava)
0.25 Tzofit Topaz St.
0.5 Tzofit Nevi'ot St.
0.65 ככר הנופלים
(HaNoflim Square)		 Tzofit Hativat HaNegev Blvd.
0.9 Ophir,
Banah Beitecha		 Eilot Blvd.
0.95 Ophir Kikar Grof
1.05 Ophir Keidar St.
1.2 Ophir,
Banah Beitecha		 Shkhoret St.
1.24 Ophir Efroni St.
1.3 ככר ח"בד
(Chabad Square)		 named after
Chabad		 Ophir,
Banah Beitecha		 Argaman Blvd.
1.65 ככר רבין
(Rabin Square)		 named after
Yitzhak Rabin		 Mitzpe Yam Sheshet HaYamim Blvd.
1.96 Mitzpe Yam Karish St.
2.6 ככר יותם
(Yotam Square)		 named after
Jotham of Judah		 Rova' Shivtei Yisrael Derech HaGai,
Derech Harim
↑Eilat Municipality↑
3.6 Ramat Yotam
Fuel Tank Farm		 entrance road
4.1 Camp Yotam entrance road
5 Edom Munitions Depot entrance road
5.8 Camp Har Asa entrance road
12 Netafim Border Crossing entrance road
19 Camp Uzziah entrance road
41 צומת סיירים
(Sayarim Junction)		 military scouts Sayarim Valley Highway 10
47 Sayarim Army Base,
Armor Corps Training School		 entrance road
56 Ovda Airport entrance road
63 Military Combat
Engineering School		 entrance road
65 Ovda IAF Airbase,
Shaharut		 entrance road
71 צומת שיזפון
(Shizafon Junction)		 Neot Semadar,
Neve Harif		 Highway 40

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Coordinates: 29°54′39″N 34°52′33″E / 29.91083°N 34.87583°E / 29.91083; 34.87583

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