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Highway 40 is a north-south intercity road in Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
. At 302 km long, it is the second longest highway in Israel, after Highway 90. The highway runs from Kfar Saba
Kfar Saba

Kfar Saba is a List of Israeli cities in the Sharon plain, of the Center District of Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2007, Kfar Saba had a total population of 81,600....
 in the center of Israel to the Arabah
Arabah

The Arabah is a section of the Great Rift Valley lying between the Dead Sea to the north and the Gulf of Aqaba to the south. It forms part of the border between Israel to the west and Jordan to the east....
 in the south, serving as a main connection between central Israel and Be'er Sheva.

highway starts at an intersection with Highway 90 near Ketura
Ketura (Kibbutz)

Ketura is a kibbutz north of Eilat in the Arabah rift valley. It has approximately 130 members and 150 children . About one third of the members are native Israelis, with the rest coming from the United States, Canada, England, South Africa, Australia, Spain, France, Latin America, Switzerland, the Netherlands and the former Soviet Union....
, about 50 km north of Eilat
Eilat

Eilat is Israel's South District city, a busy port as well as a popular resort, located at the northern tip of the Red Sea, on the Gulf of Aqaba....
 as a two-lane undivided road.






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Highway 40 is a north-south intercity road in Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
. At 302 km long, it is the second longest highway in Israel, after Highway 90. The highway runs from Kfar Saba
Kfar Saba

Kfar Saba is a List of Israeli cities in the Sharon plain, of the Center District of Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2007, Kfar Saba had a total population of 81,600....
 in the center of Israel to the Arabah
Arabah

The Arabah is a section of the Great Rift Valley lying between the Dead Sea to the north and the Gulf of Aqaba to the south. It forms part of the border between Israel to the west and Jordan to the east....
 in the south, serving as a main connection between central Israel and Be'er Sheva.

Route description

The highway starts at an intersection with Highway 90 near Ketura
Ketura (Kibbutz)

Ketura is a kibbutz north of Eilat in the Arabah rift valley. It has approximately 130 members and 150 children . About one third of the members are native Israelis, with the rest coming from the United States, Canada, England, South Africa, Australia, Spain, France, Latin America, Switzerland, the Netherlands and the former Soviet Union....
, about 50 km north of Eilat
Eilat

Eilat is Israel's South District city, a busy port as well as a popular resort, located at the northern tip of the Red Sea, on the Gulf of Aqaba....
 as a two-lane undivided road. It then continues north, winding through the mountains of the southern Negev
Negev

The Negev is a desert and semidesert region of southern Israel. The indigenous Negev Bedouin inhabitants of the region refer to the desert as al-Naqab ....
. This section includes the "Meishar", which is a completely straight and leveled 12 km stretch of road. The highway descends into the Ramon Crater
Makhtesh Ramon

Makhtesh Ramon is a spectacular geological feature of Israel Negev desert. Located at the peak of Mount Negev, some 85 km south of the city of Beersheba, the landform is not actually an impact crater from a Meteoroid, but rather is the world's largest erosion cirque or makhtesh....
, crosses it and then ascends 250 meters along "Ma'ale HaAtzmaut" to reach Mitzpe Ramon
Mitzpe Ramon

Mitzpe Ramon is a List of Israeli cities in the Negev desert of South District Israel. It is situated on the northern ridge at an elevation of 2,400 feet overlooking a sizable erosion cirque known as the Ramon Crater....
. From Mitzpe Ramon the highway continues past Ramon Air Force Base
Ramon Airbase

Ramon Airbase is an Israeli Air Force Military base southwest of Beersheba, near the town of Mitzpe Ramon. Also titled Kanaf 25 , it was formerly known as Matred....
 and Sde Boker
Sde Boker

Sde Boker is a kibbutz in the Negev desert of southern Israel. Best known as the retirement home of Israel's first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ramat HaNegev Regional Council....
.

The section between Ketura and Sde Boker is a scenic route, and some drivers use this road when driving to Eilat because it provides more attractions and scenery, as opposed to highway 90 which is considered to be safer and faster.

From Sde Boker the highway continues past numerous Bedouin
Bedouin

The Bedouin, , are predominantly Muslim, desert-dwelling Arab nomadic pastoralist, or previously nomadic group, found throughout most of the desert belt extending from the Atlantic coast of the Sahara via the Western Desert , Sinai Peninsula, and Negev to the Arabian Desert....
 settlements and the Ramat Hovav industrial area. Between Nokdim Junction and Goral Junction the highway forms an eastern bypass of Be'er Sheva, also passing Omer
Omer, Israel

Omer is a town in the South District of Israel, bordering Beersheba. It is located on Highway 60 , between Beersheba and the Shoket Junction....
 and the Bedouin towns of Shaqib al-Salam
Shaqib al-Salam

Shaqib al-Salam or Segev Shalom is a Bedouin town and a local council in the South District of Israel, southeast of Beersheba.According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , the population of Shaqib was 6,500 in December 2006....
 and Tel as-Sabi. From Goral Junction the highway continues as a dual-carriageway four lane road, passing Lehavim
Lehavim

Lehavim is a town in the Southern District of Israel, in the northern Negev desert. Founded in 1983, it is located 15 km north of Beersheba and east of Rahat....
, Rahat
Rahat

Rahat is a city in the South District of Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2007 the city had a total population of 42,200....
 and Kiryat Gat. ]] North of Kiryat Malakhi, the highway merges with 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....
 for 4 km to Re'em Junction. This short section has six lanes (three in each direction). It then continues as a four lane road, passing through Gedera
Gedera

Gedera, or Gdera is a town in the Center District of Israel. It is located between the cities of Rehovot to the north, Ashdod to the west....
 and past Tel Nof Air Force Base and Rehovot
Rehovot

Rehovot is a city in the Center District of Israel, about 20 kilometre south of Tel Aviv. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2007 the city had a total population of 106,200....
. Between Matzliah Junction and Gesher Lod Junction it forms an eastern bypass of Ramle and Lod
Lod

Lod is a mixed Arab-Jewish city about 15 km southeast of Tel Aviv in the Center District of Israel. At the end of 2007, its population was 67,000....
.

At El Al
El Al

El Al is the national airline of Israel. It operates regular international passenger and cargo flights between its Airline hub at Ben Gurion International Airport and destinations in Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America, as well as domestic connections to Eilat....
 Junction the highway turns left towards Ben Gurion International Airport
Ben Gurion International Airport

Ben Gurion International Airport The airport is located near the city of Lod, 15 km southeast of Tel Aviv. It is operated by the Israel Airports Authority, a government-owned corporation that manages all public airports and Border controls in the State of Israel....
 and immediately right at a roundabout
Roundabout

A roundabout is a type of road junction at which traffic enters a one-way stream around a central island. In the United States it is commonly known as a "rotary" or a "traffic circle", but sometimes is technically called a modern roundabout, in order to emphasize the distinction from the older, very much larger type of traffic circl...
. It is then downgraded in size to two lanes until IAI Junction, where it becomes a four lane divided carriageway once again. The highway then continues through Petah Tikva
Petah Tikva

Petah Tikva known as Em HaMoshavot , is a city in the Center District of Israel, north-east of Tel Aviv. Petah Tikva's jurisdiction covers 35,868 dunams ....
 and bypasses Hod HaSharon
Hod HaSharon

Hod HaSharon is a city in the Center District of Israel of Israel. Officially declared a city in 1990, Hod HaSharon was created from the union in 1964 of four neighboring villages: Magdiel, Ramatayim, Hadar, and Ramat Hadar....
 before terminating at an intersection with Highway 55
Highway 55 (Israel)

Highway 55 is an east-west highway in central Israel. It begins on the west in Kfar Saba and continues east through the northern West Bank toward Nablus....
 in Kfar Saba.

See also

  • List of highways in Israel
    List of highways in Israel

    This is a list of highways in Israel. In this context, "Israel" includes Israel proper, West Bank#Administration of the West Bank, and the Golan Heights, because the Israeli highway administration maintains the highways in these areas....