- Route 999 (Israel)
Route 999 is an east-west regional route in the northern
Golan Heights , whichIsrael captured fromSyria in theSix Day War in 1967. For almost its entire length its access is restricted to Israeli army vehicles. It is the northernmost route in Israel. It begins from Sion (Hebrew: שיאון, pronounced "see-OWN") adjacent to the communitySnir and the villageGhajar , where it splits north from Highway 99. About 2 km after this junction stands an IDF checkpoint. After the checkpoint the road moves in a northeast direction and climbs steeply onMount Dov in parallel with the international border between Israel andLebanon (the Blue Line). The road passes near theShebaa Farms while it passes on its steep course in theMount Hermon nature reserve. For the entire length of the road, IDF installations are standing, and it ends its length of 29 km with another IDF checkpoint near the lower cable-car of Mount Hermon, where it meets Highway 98.Next to the road is
Mount HaBetarim , on which a place is marked as the location whereAbraham 'sBrit bein habetarim occurred. The road offers views through all ofsouthern Lebanon .Before the withdrawal of IDF troops from the security zone in southern Lebanon in 2000, civilian transport on Route 999 in coordination with the IDF was permitted. However, after the withdrawal, the road serves only for secure military traffic.
ee also
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List of highways in Israel
*Mount Dov
*Shebaa Farms
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