File:Ma'aleh Akrabim.jpg

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עברית: כביש מעלה העקרבים שימש עד 1956 כדרך הראשית לאילת המייחד את הכביש הן הסרפנטינות - שיטת סלילת דרך בריטית לירידה מפותלת בהדום ההר, מחוזקת בטרסות ומסומנת בחביות. כיום הכביש הוא אתר מורשת לשימור. במקום נקודת תצפית על הכביש , הערבה , נחל צין והדרך הרומית שעברה במקום - עם הסברים קצרים.
English: Until 1956, the Scorpion Pass in Israel's Negev Desert was the main road to Eilat. The road was first built by the British in 1927 and uses the British construction style of a reinforced winding path, marked by barrels. Today the road is a heritage site in Israel, set to be preserved by the National Preservation Society. The site has plaques describing the history of the road and the surrounding geography.
This is a photo of a place that is recognized as a heritage site by the Council for Conservation of Heritage Sites in Israel.
The site's ID in Wiki Loves Monuments photographic competition is
8-1776-01
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Author אילן ארד
Camera location30° 54′ 23.79″ N, 35° 07′ 53.98″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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Ma'aleh Akrabim

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27 April 2012

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30°54'23.785"N, 35°7'53.976"E

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11:51, 13 October 2012Thumbnail for version as of 11:51, 13 October 20124,224 × 2,722 (8.94 MB)אילן ארדUser created page with UploadWizard

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