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Highway 99 is an east-west highway in the
Finger of the Galilee
The Galilee Panhandle ( he, אצבע הגליל, ''Etzba HaGalil'' (lit. "Finger of the Galilee"), is an elongated geopolitical area or " panhandle" in northern Israel comprising the northernmost section of the Upper Galilee held by Israel, and t ...
in far northeast of
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
and the
Golan Heights
The Golan Heights ( ar, هَضْبَةُ الْجَوْلَانِ, Haḍbatu l-Jawlān or ; he, רמת הגולן, ), or simply the Golan, is a region in the Levant spanning about . The region defined as the Golan Heights differs between di ...
. It begins in the west at HaMetzodot junction in
Kiryat Shmona, and it ends in the east at the
Druze
The Druze (; ar, دَرْزِيٌّ, ' or ', , ') are an Arabic-speaking esoteric ethnoreligious group from Western Asia who adhere to the Druze faith, an Abrahamic, monotheistic, syncretic, and ethnic religion based on the teachings of ...
city of
Mas'ade
Mas'ade ( ar, مسعدة, he, מַסְעַדֶה) is a Druze village in the northern Golan Heights. It covers an area of , and in had a population of . It was given the status of a local council in 1982. Its inhabitants are mostly Syrian citi ...
. After it reaches the
Banias tributary, the road follows the path of
Sa'ar River
Sa'ar ( he, סַעַר, ''lit.'' Storm) is a kibbutz in the western Galilee in Israel. Located near Nahariya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In it had a population of .
History
The kibbutz was founded in August ...
. Highway 99 is 24 km long.
Junctions & Interchanges on the highway
Places of interest near Highway 99
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Hurshat Tal
Hurshat Tal ( he, חורשת טל, lit. "Dew Grove") is a national park and nature reserve in the Northern District of Israel. In 1968, 765 dunams were declared national park lands (visitor facilities occupying approximately 250 dunams) and 107 d ...
(חורשת טל)
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Tel Dan (שמורת תל דן)
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Nahal Snir
The Hasbani River ( ar, الحاصباني / ALA-LC: ''al-Ḥāṣbānī''; he, חצבני ''Ḥatzbaní'') or Snir Stream ( he, נחל שניר / ''Nahal Sənir''), is the major tributary of the Jordan River. Local natives in the mid-19th centu ...
(שמורת נחל שניר)
* Beit Osishkin Museum (מוזיאון בית אוסישקין)
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Banias (בניאס) archaeological site
* Waterfalls of
Sa'ar River
Sa'ar ( he, סַעַר, ''lit.'' Storm) is a kibbutz in the western Galilee in Israel. Located near Nahariya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In it had a population of .
History
The kibbutz was founded in August ...
(נחל סער)
* Resisim Waterfall (מפל רסיסים)
* Odem Forest (יער אודם)
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Birkat Ram
Lake Ram ( ar, بحيرة مسعدة, Buhairat Mas'ade, Lake of Mas'ade and Birkat el-Ram. he, בריכת רם, Brekhat Ram}) is a crater lake (maar) in the northeastern Golan Heights, near the village of Mas'ade and Mount Hermon.
History
Josephu ...
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See also
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List of highways in Israel
This is a list of Israeli highways. Besides highways in Israel proper, it includes highways in the West Bank and the Golan Heights, because the Israeli administration maintains them in these areas.
There are 48 designated Israeli highways. Most of ...
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Roads in Israel
Roads in Israeli-occupied territories