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Highway 4 (Israel)
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Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i highway
Highway
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that runs along Israel's entire coastal plain
Israeli Coastal Plain
The Israeli coastal plain is the narrow coastal plain along Israel's Mediterranean Sea coast which houses 70% of the country's population. The plain extends north to south and is divided into a number of areas; the Plain of Zebulun , Hof HaCarmel , the Sharon plain , and the Plain of Judea The...
of the Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
, its route in the north runs from the Rosh HaNikra
Rosh Hanikra
Rosh Hanikra may refer to:* Rosh HaNikra grottoes, a geographic feature in Israel* Rosh HaNikra, Israel, a kibbutz nearby* Rosh HaNikra Crossing, a border crossing between Israel and Lebanon...
border crossing with Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
until the Erez Border Crossing with the Gaza Strip
Gaza Strip
thumb|Gaza city skylineThe Gaza Strip lies on the Eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The Strip borders Egypt on the southwest and Israel on the south, east and north. It is about long, and between 6 and 12 kilometres wide, with a total area of...
. Until the 1990s and the withdrawal of Israel Defense Forces
Israel Defense Forces
The Israel Defense Forces , commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew acronym Tzahal , are the military forces of the State of Israel. They consist of the ground forces, air force and navy. It is the sole military wing of the Israeli security forces, and has no civilian jurisdiction within Israel...
from most of the Gaza Strip due to the Oslo Accords
Oslo Accords
The Oslo Accords, officially called the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements or Declaration of Principles , was an attempt to resolve the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli conflict...
, Highway 4 continued all the way until Rafah
Rafah
Rafah , also known as Rafiah, is a Palestinian city in the southern Gaza Strip. Located south of Gaza, Rafah's population of 71,003 is overwhelmingly made up of Palestinian refugees. Rafah camp and Tall as-Sultan form separate localities. Rafah is the district capital of the Rafah Governorate...
and the Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
ian border. The highway follows in part the route of the ancient Via Maris
Via Maris
Via Maris is the modern name for an ancient trade route, dating from the early Bronze Age, linking Egypt with the northern empires of Syria, Anatolia and Mesopotamia — modern day Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Syria....
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Although the highway is continuous, it is generally considered to be divided into five sections, each with its own nickname, characteristics and speed limit
Speed limit
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- Northern Coastal Highway (Rosh Hanikra – HaifaHaifaHaifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher...
) - Old Haifa – Tel Aviv Highway (Haifa – Ra'ananaRa'ananaRa'anana is a city in the heart of the southern Sharon Plain of the Central District of Israel with a population of 68,300, . Ra'anana is bordered by Kfar Sava on the east and Herzliya on the southwest...
). Commonly referred to in Israel as The Old Highway while Highway 2Highway 2 (Israel)Highway 2 is an Israeli highway located on the coastal plain of the Mediterranean Sea. It stretches from Tel Aviv to Haifa. The highway is also called The Coastal Highway or The New Haifa - Tel Aviv Highway ....
is sometimes called The New Highway. This section was originally built by the British to allow Jewish traffic from Tel-Aviv to Haifa to bypass the Arab towns of QalqilyahQalqilyah-Bibliography: p. -External links:**...
and TulkarmTulkarmTulkarem or Tulkarm is a Palestinian city in the northern Samarian mountain range in the Tulkarm Governorate in the extreme northwestern West Bank adjacent to the Netanya and Haifa districts to the west, the Nablus and Jenin Districts to the east...
during the 1936-39 violence, making it the first bypass roadBypass (road)A bypass is a road or highway that avoids or "bypasses" a built-up area, town, or village, to let through traffic flow without interference from local traffic, to reduce congestion in the built-up area, and to improve road safety....
in the country. - Geha Highway, or First President Road (Ra'anana – AzorAzorAzor is a small town in the Tel Aviv District of Israel, on the old Jaffa-Jerusalem road southeast of Tel Aviv. Established in 1948, Azor was granted local council status in 1951. It was named for the ancient city of Azur , preserved in the name of the Arab village of Yazur...
) - Tel Aviv – Ashdod Highway (Azor – Ashdod)
- Southern Coastal Highway (Ashdod – Erez Crossing)
The Tel Aviv - Ashdod and Geha sections are freeways.
Junctions and interchanges
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| 0 | צומת חבל עזה (Hevel Azzah Junction) |
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Gaza Gaza Gaza , also referred to as Gaza City, is a Palestinian city in the Gaza Strip, with a population of about 450,000, making it the largest city in the Palestinian territories.Inhabited since at least the 15th century BC,... Region |
Erez border crossing | Local Road |
| 1 | צומת נתיב העשרה (Netiv HaAsara Junction) |
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Named after location | Netiv HaAsara Netiv HaAsara Netiv HaAsara is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the north-west Negev, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 704.... |
Local Road |
| 4 | צומת יד מרדכי (Yad Mordechai Junction) |
Named after location | Yad Mordechai Yad Mordechai Yad Mordechai is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located 10 km south of Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 710.-History:... |
 (Highway 34) |
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| 6 | צומת זיקים (Zikim Junction) |
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Named after location | Zikim Zikim Zikim is a kibbutz in the southern Israel. Located in the northern Negev desert, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2006, it had a population of 385.... |
 (Road 3411) |
| 8 | צומת מבקיעים (Mavki'im Junction) |
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Named after location | Mavki'im Mavki'im Mavki'im is a moshav in southern Israel. Located near Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 320.... |
Local Road |
| 9 | צומת אשקלון דרום (Ashkelon Darom Junction) |
Ashkelon South | Ashkelon Ashkelon Ashkelon is a coastal city in the South District of Israel on the Mediterranean coast, south of Tel Aviv, and north of the border with the Gaza Strip. The ancient seaport of Ashkelon dates back to the Neolithic Age... |
Bar-Lev Chaim Bar-Lev Haim "Kidoni" Bar-Lev was a military officer during Israel's pre-state and early statehood eras and later a government minister.-Biography:... blvd. |
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| 11 | צומת בת הדר (Bat Hadar Junction) |
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Named after location | Bat Hadar Bat Hadar Bat Hadar is a communal settlement in southern Israel. Located near Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 411.... |
Local Road |
| 12 | צומת בית שיקמה (Beit Shikma Junction) |
Named after nearby Beit Shiqma |
Beit Shikma Beit Shikma Beit Shikma is a moshav in southern Israel. Located near Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 676.... |
 (Road 3412) |
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| 13 | צומת אשקלון (Ashkelon Junction) |
Named after location | Ashkelon Ashkelon Ashkelon is a coastal city in the South District of Israel on the Mediterranean coast, south of Tel Aviv, and north of the border with the Gaza Strip. The ancient seaport of Ashkelon dates back to the Neolithic Age... |
Ben Gurion David Ben-Gurion ' was the first Prime Minister of Israel.Ben-Gurion's passion for Zionism, which began early in life, led him to become a major Zionist leader and Executive Head of the World Zionist Organization in 1946... blvd. |
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| 14 | צומת ברכיה (Berekhya Junction) |
Named after location | Berekhya Berekhya Berekhya is a moshav in southern Israel. Located four kilometres east of Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 921.... |
 (Highway 35 Highway 35 (Israel) Highway 35 is a highway in south-central Israel. It runs roughly from west to east. It begins in Ashkelon, passes through the Lakhish region and Kiryat Gat, crosses the Green Line and terminates at a junction with Highway 60 near Hebron. Highway 35 is 58 km long.-Junctions and interchanges on... ) |
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| 15 | צומת אבא הלל סילבר (Abba Hillel Silver Junction) |
Named after Abba Hillel Silver Abba Hillel Silver Abba Hillel Silver was a U.S. Rabbi and Zionist leader. He was a key figure in the mobilization of American support for the founding of the State of Israel.-Biography:... |
Kfar Silver Kfar Silver Kfar Silver is a youth village in southern Israel. Located near Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 316.... |
 (Highway 3 Highway 3 (Israel) Highway 3 is a highway in Israel. It begins at Beit Horon junction with Highway 443 near Modi'in, it passes through Kiryat Malakhi, and it ends a junction with Highway 4 on the outskirts of Ashkelon.- Plan for the future :... ) |
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| 15.5 | Ashkelon (North) | Menachem Begin Boulevard | |||
| 21 | צומת אשכולות (Eshkolot Junction) |
Named after nearby Eshkolot Farm |
Nitzanim Nitzanim Nitzanim is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located between Ashkelon and Ashdod on the Nitzanim dunes, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 343.... |
 (Route 232) |
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| 22 | צומת ניצנים (Nitzanim Junction) |
Named after location | Nitzan Nitzan Nitzan is a religiously observant communal settlement in southern Israel. Located among the Nitzanim sand dunes north of Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 3,000... |
 (Road 3631) |
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| 24 | צומת בית עזרא (Beit Ezra Junction) |
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Named after location | Beit Ezra Beit Ezra Beit Ezra is a moshav in southern Israel. Located between Ashdod and Ashkelon on the Israeli coastal plain, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 962.... |
HaEla Pistacia Pistacia is a genus of flowering plants in the cashew family, Anacardiaceae. It contains ten to twenty species that are native to Africa and Eurasia from the Canary Islands, whole Africa, and southern Europe, warm and semi-desert areas across Asia, and also North America from Mexico to warm and... str. |
| 25 | צומת עזר (Ezer Junction) |
Named after location | Ezer Ezer Ezzer is a communal settlement in central Israel. Located between Ashdod and Ashkelon near the Mediterranean coast, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 985.... |
 (Road 3711) |
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| 27 | צומת אמונים (Emunim Junction) |
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Named after location | Sde Uziyahu Sde Uziyahu Sde Uziyahu is a moshav in the South District of Israel, located near the city of Ashdod. It belongs to the Be'er Tuvia Regional Council.Sde Uziyahu was founded in 1950 by Jewish refugees expelled from Libya from Libya... |
Road 3712 |
| 27 | צומת עד הלום (Ad Halom Junction) |
Named after location | Ashdod (Ad Halom Ad Halom Ad Halom is a site at the eastern entrance to the city of Ashdod, Israel.-Battle:Ad Halom refers to the northernmost point reached by the Egyptian army in Operation Pleshet, one of the battles of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.... Industrial Area) |
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| 29 | מחלף אשדוד דרום (Ashdod Darom Interchange) |
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Ashdod South | Ashdod | Menachem Begin Menachem Begin ' was a politician, founder of Likud and the sixth Prime Minister of the State of Israel. Before independence, he was the leader of the Zionist militant group Irgun, the Revisionist breakaway from the larger Jewish paramilitary organization Haganah. He proclaimed a revolt, on 1 February 1944,... blvd. |
| 30 | צומת גן יבנה (Gan Yavne Junction) |
Named after location | Gan Yavne Gan Yavne Gan Yavne is a in the Center District of Israel, located adjacent to the city of Ashdod. It was founded in 1931 and declared a local council in 1950.Gan Yavne lies east of the Tel-Aviv–Ashkelon highway... |
Menachem Begin Menachem Begin ' was a politician, founder of Likud and the sixth Prime Minister of the State of Israel. Before independence, he was the leader of the Zionist militant group Irgun, the Revisionist breakaway from the larger Jewish paramilitary organization Haganah. He proclaimed a revolt, on 1 February 1944,... blvd. |
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| Tel Aviv – Ashdod Highway | |||||
| 36 | מחלף אשדוד (Ashdod Interchange) |
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Named after location | Port of Ashdod Port of Ashdod The Port of Ashdod is one of Israel's two main cargo ports. The port is located in Ashdod, about 40 kilometers south of Tel Aviv, adjoining the mouth of the Lachish River. Its establishment doubled the country's port capacity. It is a major point of entry for both cargo and tourists in and out of... |
  (Highway 41 Highway 41 (Israel) Highway 41 is a highway in south-central Israel. It connects Gedera in the east with Ashdod in the west. Highway 41 is a primary transport link to the Port of Ashdod.-Junctions on the route:... / Highway 42 Highway 42 (Israel) Highway 42 is a north-south highway in central Israel. It leads from Ashdod interchange in the south to Gan Rave interchange in the north. The road is 19 km long.-Junctions and interchanges on the route:... ) |
| 44 | מחלף יבנה (Yavne Interchange) |
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Named after location | Yavne Yavne Yavne is a city in the Central District of Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2009 the city had a population of 33,000.-History:... |
 (Road 4111) |
| 51 | מחלף חולות (Holot Interchange) |
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Sand Dunes | Rishon LeZion only from/to south |
 (Ayalon Highway) |
| 53 | מחלף ראשון דרום (Rishon Darom Interchange) |
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South Rishon LeZion | Rishon LeZion |  (Highway 431) |
| 55 | מחלף גן רווה (Gan Rave Interchange) |
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Named after nearby Gan Rave Regional Council Regional council (Israel) Regional councils are one of the three types of local government entities found in Israel, with the other two being cities and local councils. As of 2003, there were 53 regional councils in Israel, usually responsible for governing a number of settlements spread across rural areas... |
Rishon LeZion | (Highway 42) |
| 57 | מחלף ראשון לציון (Rishon LeZion Interchange) |
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Named after location | Rishon LeZion |  (Route 441) |
| 60 | מחלף חולון מזרח (Holon Mizrah Interchange) |
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East Holon | Holon, Rishon LeZion | Jerusalem Ave. |
| 61 | מחלף השבעה (HaShiv'a Interchange) |
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Named after location | Mishmar HaShiv'a |  (Highway 44) |
| 62 | מחלף גנות (Ganot Interchange) |
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Named after location | Ganot Ganot Gannot is a moshav in central Israel. Located near the Hiriya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lod Valley Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 513.... |
 (Highway 1 Highway 1 (Israel) Highway 1 , is the main highway connecting Tel Aviv with Jerusalem.-History:The section between Latrun and Jerusalem roughly follows an ancient path connecting Jaffa and Jerusalem... ) |
| Geha Highway | |||||
| 63 | מחלף מסובים (Mesubim Interchange) |
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Participants in a meal | Ramat Ef'al Ramat Ef'al Ramat Ef'al is a neighborhood of Ramat Gan in central Israel. Previously part of Ef'al Regional Council, in 2007 it was transferred to the municipality of Ramat Gan together with Kfar Azar.-History:... |
 (Route 461) |
| 65 | מחלף אלוף שדה (Aluf Sadeh Interchange) |
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Named after Aluf Aluf Aluf is the term used for General and Admiral in the Israel Defense Forces . In addition to the Aluf rank itself, there are four other ranks which are derivatives of the word... Yitzhak Sadeh Yitzhak Sadeh Yitzhak Sadeh , was the commander of the Palmach, one of the founders of the Israel Defense Forces at the time of the establishment of the State of Israel and a cousin of British philosopher Isaiah Berlin.-Biography:... |
Ramat Gan | Aluf Sadeh Yitzhak Sadeh Yitzhak Sadeh , was the commander of the Palmach, one of the founders of the Israel Defense Forces at the time of the establishment of the State of Israel and a cousin of British philosopher Isaiah Berlin.-Biography:... St. |
| 66 | מחלף בר-אילן (Bar Ilan Interchange) |
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Named after nearby Bar-Ilan University Bar-Ilan University Bar-Ilan University is a university in Ramat Gan of the Tel Aviv District, Israel.Established in 1955, Bar Ilan is now Israel's second-largest academic institution. It has nearly 26,800 students and 1,350 faculty members... |
Ramat Gan |  (Route 471 Route 471 (Israel) Route 471 , commonly called Maccabit Road, is a suburban expressway in the center of the Tel Aviv Metropolitan Area in Israel. The expressway connects Highway 4 in the west with Route 444 in the east... ) |
| 67 | מחלף גבעת שמואל (Giv'at Shmuel Interchange) |
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Named after location | Giv'at Shmuel Giv'at Shmuel Giv'at Shmuel is a city in the Center District of Israel. It is located in the eastern part of the Gush Dan Metropolitan Area and is surrounded by the larger cities Ramat Gan and Bnei Brak to the West, Kiryat Ono to the South and Petah Tikva to the East and North... |
Mivtza Kadesh St. |
| 69 | מחלף גהה (Geha Interchange) |
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Named after Geha Hospital torn down to build the interchange | Petah Tikva Petah Tikva Petah Tikva known as Em HaMoshavot , is a city in the Center District of Israel, east of Tel Aviv.According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, at the end of 2009, the city's population stood at 209,600. The population density is approximately... |
 (Jabotinski Road) |
| 70 | מחלף אם המושבות (Em HaMoshavot Interchange) |
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Named after intersecting street | Petah Tikva Petah Tikva Petah Tikva known as Em HaMoshavot , is a city in the Center District of Israel, east of Tel Aviv.According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, at the end of 2009, the city's population stood at 209,600. The population density is approximately... , Bnei Brak |
Em HaMoshavot Road |
| 73 | מחלף מורשה (Morasha Interchange) |
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Named after location | Ramat Hasharon Ramat Hasharon Ramat HaSharon is a city located on Israel's central coastal strip in the south of the Sharon region, bordering Tel Aviv to the south and Herzliya and Kibbutz Glil Yam to the north. It is part of the Tel Aviv District, within Gush Dan metropolitan area... |
 (Highway 5 Highway 5 (Israel) Highway 5, or the Trans-Samaria Highway , is one of Israel's main highways, connecting the Mediterranean coast immediately north of Tel Aviv with the central Sharon plain and eastwards to Ariel and other Israeli settlements in the northern West Bank, known under the biblical name Samaria.The name... ) |
| Old Haifa – Tel Aviv Highway | |||||
| 78 | מחלף רעננה דרום (Ra'anana Darom Interchange) |
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South Ra'anana Ra'anana Ra'anana is a city in the heart of the southern Sharon Plain of the Central District of Israel with a population of 68,300, . Ra'anana is bordered by Kfar Sava on the east and Herzliya on the southwest... |
Ra'anana Ra'anana Ra'anana is a city in the heart of the southern Sharon Plain of the Central District of Israel with a population of 68,300, . Ra'anana is bordered by Kfar Sava on the east and Herzliya on the southwest... , Kfar Sava |
Road 554, future Route 531 Route 531 (Israel) Route 531 , is a suburban freeway in the southern Sharon region of Israel, just north of the Tel Aviv Metropolitan Area.-Herzliya–Ra'anana extension:...  |
| 78 | צומת רעננה (Ra'anana Junction) |
Named after location | Ra'anana Ra'anana Ra'anana is a city in the heart of the southern Sharon Plain of the Central District of Israel with a population of 68,300, . Ra'anana is bordered by Kfar Sava on the east and Herzliya on the southwest... , Kfar Sava |
 (Ahuza St.) |
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| 80 | מחלף רעננה-כפר סבא צפון (Ra'anana - Kfar Sava Tzafon Interchange) |
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North Ra'anana - Kfar Sava | Ra'anana ,Kfar Sava | Begin Blvd., Weizman St. |
| 83 | מחלף בצרה (Batzra Interchange) |
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Named after location | Batzra Batzra Batzra is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain near Ra'anana, it was redeemed by South African Jewry. In 1947 it had a population of 80. It falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaSharon Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 868.... |
Kibbutz Galuyot St. |
| 84 | צומת בני ציון (Bnei Zion Junction) |
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Named after location | Bnei Zion | Road 5511 |
| 86 | מחלף הדרים (Hadarim Interchange) |
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Citrus fruit | Tel Mond Tel Mond Tel Mond is a town in the Israeli Sharon region, located east of Netanya and north of Kfar Sava.-History:Tel Mond was founded in 1929 by Sir Alfred Moritz Mond, later known as Lord Melchett, a former British minister and president of the British Zionist Federation... |
 (Route 551) |
| 88 | צומת דרור (Dror Junction) |
Named after location | Bnei Dror Bnei Dror Bnei Dror is a moshav shitufi in central Israel. Located near Netanya and covering 3,200 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lev HaSharon Regional Council... , Even Yehuda Even-Yehuda Even Yehuda is a town in the central Sharon region of Israel west of Netanya. In 2011, Even Yehuda had a population of 12,000. -History:Even Yehuda is named for Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, one of the leading figures in the revival of the Hebrew language. It was founded in December 1932 by the Bnei... |
 (Route 553) |
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| 91 | צומת הדסים (Hadasim Junction) |
Named after location | Tzoran-Kadima, Hadassim Youth Village, Even Yehuda Even-Yehuda Even Yehuda is a town in the central Sharon region of Israel west of Netanya. In 2011, Even Yehuda had a population of 12,000. -History:Even Yehuda is named for Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, one of the leading figures in the revival of the Hebrew language. It was founded in December 1932 by the Bnei... |
Herzl Herzl Herzl is originally a Yiddish given name.* Herzl Berger* Herzl Bodinger* Theodor Herzl Gaster* Cyrus Herzl Gordon* Yehudah Herzl Henkin* Herzl Rosenblum* Herzl Yankl Tsam- Family name :* Theodor Herzl, most famous "Herzl"** Herzl Award... St. |
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| 94 | צומת פרדסיה (Pardesiya Junction) |
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Named after location | Pardesiya Pardesiya Pardesiya is a town in the Center District of Israel. It is located on the Sharon plain, between Kfar Yona and the Lev HaSharon Regional Council. It was founded between 1937 and 1939. Its population in 2007 was 6,200, and its jurisdiction is 1,273 dunams -History:The lands of Pardesiya were... |
Road 5613, HaNassi Blvd. |
| 96 | צומת השרון (HaSharon Junction HaSharon Junction The HaSharon Junction , commonly known as Beit Lid Junction , is an important road junction in the Sharon region of Israel. It intersects Highway 4 and Highway 57... ) |
Named after Sharon Plain | Nordiya |  (Highway 57) |
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| 98 | צומת רופין (Rupin Junction) |
Named after location | Ruppin Academic Center, Kfar Monash Kfar Monash Kfar Monash is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the northern part of the Sharon plain and covering 2,700 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 785.... |
Road 5711 | |
| 99 | צומת העוגן (Ha'Ogen Junction) |
Named after location | HaOgen HaOgen HaOgen is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek Heffer Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 543.The community was established in 1939 by immigrants from Czechoslovakia... , Ma'abarot Ma'abarot The Ma'abarot were refugee absorption camps in Israel in the 1950s. The Ma'abarot were meant to provide accommodation for the large influx of Jewish refugees and new Olim arriving to the newly independent State of Israel, replacing the less habitable immigrant camps or tent cities... |
Road 5700 | |
| 102 | צומת חפר (Hefer Junction) |
Named after Hefer Valley | Kfar Vitkin Kfar Vitkin Kfar Vitkin is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Netanya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council and was the first Jewish settlement in the valley. In 2007 it had a population of 1,700.... |
Road 5720 | |
| 104 | צומת הרואה (Haroeh Junction) |
Named after location | Kfar Haroeh Kfar Haroeh Kfar Haroeh is a religious moshav in central Israel. Located in the coastal plain between Hadera and Netanya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 1,500.... |
Route 581 | |
| 109 | צומת חדרה (Hadera Junction) |
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Named after location | Hadera Hadera Hadera is a city located in the Haifa District of Israel approximately from the major cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa. The city is located along of the Israeli Mediterranean Coastal Plain... |
Shimoni St / Herbert Samuel Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel Herbert Louis Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel GCB OM GBE PC was a British politician and diplomat.-Early years:... St. |
| 111 | צומת חרושת (Haroshet Junction) |
Factory Factory A factory or manufacturing plant is an industrial building where laborers manufacture goods or supervise machines processing one product into another. Most modern factories have large warehouses or warehouse-like facilities that contain heavy equipment used for assembly line production... |
Hadera Hadera Hadera is a city located in the Haifa District of Israel approximately from the major cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa. The city is located along of the Israeli Mediterranean Coastal Plain... |
HaShalom St. | |
| 113 | צומת נחל חדרה (Nahal Hadera Junction) |
Hadera River | Hadera Hadera Hadera is a city located in the Haifa District of Israel approximately from the major cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa. The city is located along of the Israeli Mediterranean Coastal Plain... |
 (Highway 65 Highway 65 (Israel) Highway 65 is a major highway in northern Israel. It connects Hadera with the Galilee.This road is the shortest and simplest way to connect these two major regions. Historically, people traveled on or near this route for thousands of years from the coastal plain to reach the Galilee, and beyond... ) |
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| 115 | צומת פל ים (Pal-Yam Junction) |
Named after location | Caesarea | Route 651 | |
| 117 | צומת אור עקיבא (Or Akiva Junction) |
Named after location | Or Akiva | Weizman Ave. | |
| 119 | צומת בנימינה (Binyamina Junction) |
Named after location | Binyamina, Or Akiva | Route 653 | |
| 121 | צומת בית חנניה (Beit Hananya Junction) |
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| 124 | מחלף מעגן מיכאל (Ma'agan Michael Interchange) |
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Named after location | Ma'agan Michael Ma'agan Michael Ma'agan Michael is a kibbutz in Israel. It is currently the largest kibbutz in the country, with a population of over 1,400 residents , and falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council.-Geography:... |
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| 125 | צומת זכרון יעקב (Zikhron Ya'aqov Junction) |
Named after location | Zikhron Ya'aqov Zikhron Ya'aqov Zikhron Ya'akov is a town in Israel, south of Haifa, and part of the Haifa District. It is located at the southern end of the Carmel mountain range overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, near the coastal highway... |
Nili Nili Nili of Israel will not lie") was a Jewish espionage network which assisted the United Kingdom in its fight against the Ottoman Empire in Palestine during World War I.-Establishment:... Ave. |
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| 128 | צומת פוריידיס (Fureidis Junction) |
Named after location | Fureidis Fureidis Fureidis is an Israeli Arab town in the Haifa District of Israel. It received local council status in 1952.-History:Fureidis was established in the 19th century. The name is believed to come from the Arabic , meaning little Garden of Eden, borrowed from the Persian paradise... , Zikhron Ya'aqov Zikhron Ya'aqov Zikhron Ya'akov is a town in Israel, south of Haifa, and part of the Haifa District. It is located at the southern end of the Carmel mountain range overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, near the coastal highway... |
 (Highway 70 Highway 70 (Israel) Highway 70 is a highway in the coastal plain and Western Galilee in northern Israel. It connects the region of Zikhron Ya'akov to the Lower Galilee and to Kiryat Ata and Shlomi near Israel's border with Lebanon.-Description of the route:... ) |
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| 129 | צומת נחשולים (Nahsholim Junction) |
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Named after location | Nahsholim Nahsholim Nahsholim is a kibbutz and beach resort in northern Israel. Located near Zikhron Ya'akov, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 399.... |
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| 132 | צומת עין איילה (Ein Ayala Junction) |
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Named after location | Ein Ayala Ein Ayala Ein Ayala is a semi-cooperative moshav in northern Israel. Located at the foot of Mount Carmel around 20 km south of Haifa, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Hof HaCarmel Regional Council... |
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| 133 | צומת עופר (Ofer Junction) |
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Named after location | Ofer, Kerem Maharal Kerem Maharal Kerem Maharal is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Atlit, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 566.The moshav was established in 1949 by immigrants from the Czech part of Czechoslovakia... |
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| 134 | צומת צרופה (Tzrufa Junction) |
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Named after location | Tzrufa Tzrufa Tzrufa is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Atlit, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 839.... |
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| 136 | צומת גבע כרמל (Geva Carmel Junction) |
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Named after location | Geva Carmel Geva Carmel Geva Carmel is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Atlit, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 851.... |
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| 137 | צומת עין כרמל (Ein Carmel Junction) |
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Named after location | Ein Carmel Ein Carmel Ein Carmel is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located near Atlit, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 417.The kibbutz was established in 1947 by former residents of Ein HaYam and Ramat Rachel.... |
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| 140 | צומת עין הוד (Ein Hod Junction) |
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Named after location | Ein Hod Ein Hod Ein Hod is a communal settlement in northern Israel. Located south of Mount Carmel and southeast of Haifa in northern Israel, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2008 it had a population of 559.... |
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| 142 | צומת אורן (Oren Junction) |
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Named after nearby Mount Oren | Atlit | Road 7110, Route 721 |
| 143 | צומת מגדים (Megadim Junction) |
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Named after location | Megadim Megadim Megadim is a moshav in northern Israel. Located on the Mediterranean coast near Atlit and Highway 4, about 12 kilometres south of Haifa, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 789.... |
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| 145 | צומת החותרים (HaHoterim Junction) |
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| 147 | צומת טירת כרמל (Tirat Carmel Junction) |
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Named after location | Tirat Carmel Tirat Carmel Tirat Carmel , or Tirat HaCarmel, is a city in the Haifa District in Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2007 the city had a total population of 18,700.... |
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| 147 | צומת כפר גלים (Kfar Galim Junction) |
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Named after location | Kfar Galim | Local road |
| 151 | מחלף חיפה דרום (Haifa Darom Interchange) |
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South Haifa | Haifa Haifa Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher... MATA"M Industrial Park |
 (Highway 2 Highway 2 (Israel) Highway 2 is an Israeli highway located on the coastal plain of the Mediterranean Sea. It stretches from Tel Aviv to Haifa. The highway is also called The Coastal Highway or The New Haifa - Tel Aviv Highway .... ) |
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| 153 | צומת דרך הים (Dereh HaYam Junction) |
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Road of the Sea (Via Maris Via Maris Via Maris is the modern name for an ancient trade route, dating from the early Bronze Age, linking Egypt with the northern empires of Syria, Anatolia and Mesopotamia — modern day Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Syria.... ) |
Haifa Haifa Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher... Ramat Haviv |
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| 156 | מחלף אלנבי (Allenby Interchange) |
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Named after intersecting street | Haifa Haifa Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher... German Colony German Colony, Haifa The German Colony was established in Haifa in 1868 by the German Templers. It was the first of several colonies established by the group in the Holy Land... , Wadi Nisnas Wadi Nisnas Wadi Nisnas is an Arab neighborhood in the city of Haifa in northern Israel. Nisnas is the Arabic word for mongoose, an indigenous animal. The wadi has a population of about 8,000 inhabitants.... |
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| 160 | מחלף חירם (Hiram Interchange) |
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King Hiram I Hiram I Hiram I , according to the Hebrew Bible, was the Phoenician king of Tyre. He reigned from 980 to 947 BC, succeeding his father, Abibaal. Hiram was succeeded as king of Tyre by his son Baal-Eser I... |
Haifa Haifa Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher... Hadar HaCarmel Hadar HaCarmel Hadar Hacarmel is a neighborhood of Haifa, Israel. Located on the northern slope of Mount Carmel between the upper and lower city, overlooking the Port of Haifa and Haifa Bay, it was once the commercial center of Haifa.-History:... ; only from/to southbound |
 (Bay Expressway Highway 22 (Israel) Highway 22 is a partially built suburban freeway in the Haifa metropolitan area. The freeway is currently 4 km long, connecting downtown Haifa with the city's northern exit to the Krayot area.... ) |
| 162 | מחלף גשר פז (Gesher Paz Interchange) |
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Paz Bridge | Haifa Haifa Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher... Neve Yosef, Neve Sha'anan Neve Sha'anan (Haifa) Neve Sha'anan is a neighborhood in eastern Haifa, Israel that extends from the lower inclines of Mount Carmel to midway across its slopes.-History:Neve Sha'anan was founded in 1922. The name is based on a verse in the Bible... |
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| 162 | מחלף גדוד 21 (Gedud 21 Interchange) |
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21st Battalion | Haifa Haifa Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher... to Technion |
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| 163 | מחלף הקריות (HaKerayot Interchange [Checkpost]) |
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HaKerayot [British checkpost] | Haifa Haifa Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher... , Nesher Nesher Nesher is a city in the Haifa District of Israel. In 2011, Nesher had a population of 23,000. The mayor of Nesher is David Amar.-Etymology:... |
Route 752 |
| 164 | צומת קישון (Kishon Junction) |
Kishon River Kishon River The Kishon River is a river in Israel that flows into the Mediterranean Sea at the city of Haifa.- Course :The Kishon River is a 70-km-long perennial stream in Israel... |
Haifa Haifa Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher... |
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| 167 | צומת וולקן (Vulcan Junction) |
Haifa Airport Haifa Airport Haifa International Airport is an Israeli airport located in Haifa. It is located to the east of the city, close to Kishon Port and Israel Shipyards and mainly serves civilian flights, with some military usage. Most passenger flights passing through the airport are domestic operations to Eilat... |
Moshe Dayan Moshe Dayan Moshe Dayan was an Israeli military leader and politician. The fourth Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces , he became a fighting symbol to the world of the new State of Israel... Road |
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| 168 | מחלף מוטה גור (Motta Gur Interchange) |
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Named after Motta Gur Mordechai Gur Following his retirement from the IDF, Gur was appointed as the general manager of Kur Mechanica company. In 1981 he was elected to the Knesset as a member of the Alignment. Re-elected in 1984, he served as Minister of Health and was also a member of the Knesset's Security and Foreign Affairs... |
Haifa Haifa Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher... Kiryat Haim Kiryat Haim Kiryat Haim is one of the five Krayot suburbs located north of Haifa, Israel. In 2003, Kiryat Haim had a population of 40,000. Kiryat Haim is within the municipal borders of the city of Haifa, and lies on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea.-History:... , Kiryat Ata |
Halutzei HaTa'asiya Street, Haifa Road |
| 169 | צומת קרית חיים (Kiryat Haim Junction) |
Named after location | Haifa Haifa Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher... Kiryat Haim Kiryat Haim Kiryat Haim is one of the five Krayot suburbs located north of Haifa, Israel. In 2003, Kiryat Haim had a population of 40,000. Kiryat Haim is within the municipal borders of the city of Haifa, and lies on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea.-History:... , Kiryat Ata |
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| 170 | צומת השופטים (HaShoftim Junction) |
Book of Judges Book of Judges The Book of Judges is the seventh book of the Hebrew bible and the Christian Old Testament. Its title describes its contents: it contains the history of Biblical judges, divinely inspired prophets whose direct knowledge of Yahweh allows them to act as decision-makers for the Israelites, as... |
Kiryat Bialik, Kiryat Motzkin | Jerusalem Avenue, Goshen Avenue | |
| 171 | צומת העשור (HaAsor Junction) |
Decade Decade A decade is a period of 10 years. The word is derived from the Ancient Greek dekas which means ten. This etymology is sometime confused with the Latin decas and dies , which is not correct.... |
Kiryat Bialik, Kiryat Motzkin | Ben Gurion Ben Gurion Ben Gurion can refer to the following persons:* Nicodemus ben Gurion, a Biblical figure, probably a rich Jewish member of the Sanhedrin that felt sympathetic to Jesus Christ... Avenue, Weizman Avenue |
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| 173 | צומת אפק (Afek Junction) |
Tel Afek Tel Afek Tel Afek, , also spelled Aphek, is an archaeological site located in the coastal hinterland of the Ein Afek Nature Reserve, east of Kiryat Bialik, Israel.... |
Kiryat Bialik, Kiryat Motzkin |  (Highway 79) |
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| 173 | צומת עין אפק (Ein Afek Junction) |
Ein Afek Tel Afek Tel Afek, , also spelled Aphek, is an archaeological site located in the coastal hinterland of the Ein Afek Nature Reserve, east of Kiryat Bialik, Israel.... |
Kiryat Bialik, Kiryat Motzkin | Road 7911 | |
| 174 | צומת צור שלום (Tzur Shalom Junction) |
Named after location | Kiryat Bialik, Kiryat Motzkin | Jerusalem Ave. | |
| 177 | צומת כפר מסריק (Kfar Masaryk Junction) |
Named after location | Kfar Masaryk Kfar Masaryk Kfar Masaryk is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the western Galilee near the Belus River and south of Acre, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 598.... |
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| 179 | צומת עין המפרץ (Ein HaMifratz Junction) |
Named after location | Ein HaMifratz, Akko Acre, Israel Acre , is a city in the Western Galilee region of northern Israel at the northern extremity of Haifa Bay. Acre is one of the oldest continuously inhabited sites in the country.... |
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| 181 | צומת עכו מזרח (Akko Mizrah Junction) |
East Akko | Akko Acre, Israel Acre , is a city in the Western Galilee region of northern Israel at the northern extremity of Haifa Bay. Acre is one of the oldest continuously inhabited sites in the country.... |
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| 184 | צומת שומרת (Shomrat Junction) |
Named after location | Akko Acre, Israel Acre , is a city in the Western Galilee region of northern Israel at the northern extremity of Haifa Bay. Acre is one of the oldest continuously inhabited sites in the country.... |
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| 186 | צומת לוחמי הגטאות (Lohamey HaGeta'ot Junction) |
Named after location | Lohamey HaGeta'ot | Local Road | |
| 188 | צומת רגבה (Regba Junction) |
Named after location | Regba Regba Regba is a moshav shitufi in northern Israel. Located near Nahariya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. The name is symbolic, as in "Regev" . In 2005 it had a population of about 600. The village was established in 1946 by a group of veterans of the British Army from... Shavei Tzion |
Road 8611 Derech haYam |
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| 189 | צומת עברון (Evron Junction) |
Named after location | Nahariya Nahariya Nahariya is the northernmost coastal city in Israel, with an estimated population of 51,200.-History:Nahariya was founded by German Jewish immigrants from the Fifth Aliyah in the 1930s... |
Zalman Shazar Zalman Shazar Zalman Shazar was an Israeli politician, author. and poet. Shazar served as the third President of Israel from 1963 to 1973.-Biography:... St. |
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| 189.8 | Nahariya Nahariya Nahariya is the northernmost coastal city in Israel, with an estimated population of 51,200.-History:Nahariya was founded by German Jewish immigrants from the Fifth Aliyah in the 1930s... , Evron |
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| 190.8 | Nahariya Nahariya Nahariya is the northernmost coastal city in Israel, with an estimated population of 51,200.-History:Nahariya was founded by German Jewish immigrants from the Fifth Aliyah in the 1930s... , Evron |
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| 191 | צומת נהריה (Nahariya Junction) |
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Named after location | Nahariya Nahariya Nahariya is the northernmost coastal city in Israel, with an estimated population of 51,200.-History:Nahariya was founded by German Jewish immigrants from the Fifth Aliyah in the 1930s... |
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| 191.3 | Nahariya Nahariya Nahariya is the northernmost coastal city in Israel, with an estimated population of 51,200.-History:Nahariya was founded by German Jewish immigrants from the Fifth Aliyah in the 1930s... |
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Nahariya Nahariya Nahariya is the northernmost coastal city in Israel, with an estimated population of 51,200.-History:Nahariya was founded by German Jewish immigrants from the Fifth Aliyah in the 1930s... |
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| 195 | צומת גשר הזיו (Gesher HaZiv Junction) |
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Named after location | Gesher Haziv Gesher Haziv Gesher HaZiv is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Situated in the Western Galilee on the coastal highway between Nahariya and the Lebanese border, opposite the Akhziv National Park, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council... |
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| 198 | צומת לימן (Liman Junction) |
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Named after location | Liman | HaTamar St. |
| 199 | צומת בצת (Betzet Junction) |
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Named after location | Betzet Betzet Betzet is a moshav in the Western Galilee in northern Israel. It belongs to the Mateh Asher Regional Council. It is part of the Moshavim Movement, and is located next to the cities Shlomi and Nahariya.... |
Route 899 Route 899 (Israel) Route 899 is an east-west regional highway in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel. For almost its entire length of 63 km it proceeds parallel to the nearby border between Israel and Lebanon... |
| 201 | צומת ראש הנקרה (Rosh HaNikra Junction) |
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Named after location | Rosh HaNikra Rosh Hanikra (kibbutz) Rosh HaNikra is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located on the Mediterranean coast near the Rosh HaNikra grottoes and the border with Lebanon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council... |
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| 201 | מעבר הגבול ראש הנקרה (Rosh HaNikra Border Crossing) |
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Named after location | Rosh HaNikra grottoes Rosh HaNikra grottoes Rosh HaNikra is a geologic formation in Israel, located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, in the Western Galilee. It is a white chalk cliff face which opens up into spectacular grottos.... |
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