Route 999 is an east-west regional route in the northern Golan Heights, which Israel

Israel

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 captured from Syria

Syria

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 in the Six Day War in 1967. For almost its entire length its access is restricted to Israeli army

Israel Defense Forces

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 vehicles. It is the northernmost route in Israel. It begins from Sion (Hebrew: שיאון, pronounced "see-OWN") adjacent to the community Snir

Snir

Snir is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Hula Valley near Kiryat Shmona, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 424....

 and the village Ghajar

Ghajar

Ghajar is an Alawite village on the Hasbani River on the border between Lebanon and the Israeli-occupied portion of the Golan Heights. It has a population of 2,000.-Early history:...

, where it splits north from Highway 99

Highway 99 (Israel)

Highway 99 is an east-west highway in the Finger of the Galilee in far northeast of Israel and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. It begins in the west at HaMetzodot junction in Kiryat Shmona, and it ends in the east at the Druze city of Mas'ade. After it reaches the Banias tributary, the road...

. About 2 km after this junction stands an IDF checkpoint. After the checkpoint the road moves in a northeast direction and climbs steeply on Mount Dov in parallel with the international border between Israel and Lebanon

Lebanon

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 (the Blue Line). The road passes near the Shebaa Farms

Shebaa farms

The Shebaa Farms are a small uninhabited territory claimed by Lebanon, but occupied by Israel which claims they are in Syria's Golan Heights. Syrian policy is to vaguely accept the Lebanese claim, while refusing any binding demarcation until Israeli forces withdraw from the area.The United Nations...

 while it passes on its steep course in the Mount Hermon

Mount Hermon

Mount Hermon is a mountain cluster in the Anti-Lebanon mountain range. Its summit straddles the border between Syria and Lebanon and, at 2,814 m above sea level, is the highest point in Syria. On the top there is “Hermon Hotel”, in the buffer zone between Syria and Israeli-occupied...

 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

Highway 98 (Israel)

Highway 98 is the primary north-south highway in the Golan Heights. It is shaped like an archer's bow, and it runs parallel to the ceasefire line of the occupied territory with the rest of Syria...

.

Next to the road is Mount HaBetarim, on which a place is marked as the location where Abraham

Abraham

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's Brit bein habetarim occurred. The road offers views through all of southern Lebanon

Southern Lebanon

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.

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.

Kilometers	Name	Location	Intersecting routes
כביש 999 (ממזרח למערב)
0	Sion junction	Snir Snir Snir is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Hula Valley near Kiryat Shmona, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 424....	Highway 99 Highway 99 (Israel) Highway 99 is an east-west highway in the Finger of the Galilee in far northeast of Israel and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. It begins in the west at HaMetzodot junction in Kiryat Shmona, and it ends in the east at the Druze city of Mas'ade. After it reaches the Banias tributary, the road...
2	IDF checkpoint	North of kibbutz Dan
29	IDF checkpoint	Lower cable-car	Highway 98 Highway 98 (Israel) Highway 98 is the primary north-south highway in the Golan Heights. It is shaped like an archer's bow, and it runs parallel to the ceasefire line of the occupied territory with the rest of Syria...

See also

• List of highways in Israel
• Mount Dov
• Shebaa Farms
  Shebaa farms
  The Shebaa Farms are a small uninhabited territory claimed by Lebanon, but occupied by Israel which claims they are in Syria's Golan Heights. Syrian policy is to vaguely accept the Lebanese claim, while refusing any binding demarcation until Israeli forces withdraw from the area.The United Nations...