Route 227 (Hebrew: כביש 227, Kvish 227) is a 34-kilometre (21 mi) road in the eastern Negev desert of Israel. It starts from an intersection with Route 206 in the northwest and ends in Ir Ovot in the southeast, intersecting with Highway 90.[1] It has one at-grade intersection at 19 km. The original road (since upgraded) was laid by British land surveyors in 1927. Prior to 1956, this was the primary route from Beersheba to Eilat.[2]
Scorpions' Pass (Hebrew: מעלה עקרבים, Ma'ale Akrabbim, lit. "Scorpions' Ascent") is a steep, twisted section of Route 227, starting from the Tzafir stone structure (an archaeological site) in the south.
Scorpions' Pass is a recognized heritage site in Israel.
The Roman Empire built the ascent in the late 1st century CE from the Wadi Zin to the highlands of the northern Negev desert during their control of the Middle East. Under British control, the ascent was slightly rebuilt to the north.[3]
The Ma'ale Akrabim section of the road was declared dangerous and has been closed to traffic since 2017.[6] Below the pass there is an abyss, and the road has no guard rails. In addition, the road has extreme dropoffs of hundreds of metres.[7][8][9]
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