Abilene may refer to:

Places

United States

* Abilene, Kansas * Abilene, Texas * Abilene, Texas metropolitan area * Abilene, Virginia *

Abilene State Park Abilene State Park is a park near Lake Abilene south of Abilene, Texas. It features camping, trailer facilities, picnicking, shelters, a swimming pool, and hiking. A large grove of oak, cedar, elm and pecan trees, now a favorite picnic are ...

, near Abilene, Texas *

Abilene Trail The Abilene Trail was a cattle trail leading from Texas to Abilene, Kansas. Its exact route is disputed owing to its many offshoots, but it crossed the Red River just east of Henrietta, Texas, and continued north across the Indian Territory to Cald ...

, from Texas to Abilene, Kansas, used in the 19th century

Elsewhere

Abilene (biblical) Abilene ( grc, Ἀβιληνή) or simply Abila ( grc, Ἄβιλα) was a plain, a district in Coele-Syria, of which the chief town was Abila Lysaniou (Ἄβιλα Λυσανίου). The limits of this region are nowhere exactly defined, but it seem ...

, a plain in Syria on the eastern slope of Anti-Lebanon mountain range * Abilene, Alberta, Canada

Films

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Abilene Town ''Abilene Town'' is a 1946 American Western film directed by Edwin L. Marin and starring Randolph Scott, Ann Dvorak, Edgar Buchanan, Rhonda Fleming and Lloyd Bridges. Adapted from Ernest Haycox's 1941 novel ''Trail Town'', the production's ...

'', a 1946 western film starring Randolph Scott * '' Gunfighters of Abilene'', a 1960 film starring Buster Crabbe * ''

Gunfight in Abilene ''Gunfight in Abilene'' is a 1967 American Western film starring Bobby Darin in a non-singing role. It is the second film based on the short story "Gun Shy" by Clarence Upson Young, the first being ''Showdown at Abilene'' (1956), starring Jock ...

'', a 1967 western film starring Bobby Darin and Leslie Nielsen * ''Abilene'' (film), a 1999 drama film starring Ernest Borgnine

Military

Operation Abilene (1966) The Battle of Xa Cam My was fought over two days from April 11–12, 1966, south of the village of Cam My in Phuoc Tuy Province, during the Vietnam War. Originally planned as a U.S. search and destroy mission intended to lure out the "crack" Vi ...

, a joint US-Australian military operation in 1966 during the Vietnam War *

Operation Abilene (2003) Operation Abilene may refer to: * Operation Abilene (1966) - a joint US-Australian military operation in 1966 during the Vietnam War. * Operation Abilene (2003) - a US military operation in Al Anbar province in 2003 during the Iraq War {{Infob ...

, a US military operation in Al Anbar province in 2003 during the Iraq War * USS ''Abilene'' (PF-58), a 1943 Tacoma-class US navy frigate named after Abilene, Kansas *

Abilene Trophy The Abilene Trophy is awarded annually to the community in Air Mobility Command that is most supportive of its local Air Force Base. Formally known as the Air Mobility Command Community Support Award, it has been awarded since its establishment ...

, awarded annually to the community in Air Mobility Command

Other uses

* Abilene Christian University. Abiline, Texas * Abilene Network, the American national academic backbone network *

Abilene paradox In the Abilene paradox, a group of people collectively decide on a course of action that is counter to the preferences of many or all of the individuals in the group. It involves a common breakdown of group communication in which each member mistak ...

, a form of dysfunctional group dynamics * "Abilene" (song), a 1963 song recorded by George Hamilton IV *

Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad The Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad is a heritage railway located in Abilene, Kansas, United States. It is a non-profit organization that offers public excursion train rides May through October. The depot is located in the Historic 1887 Rock ...

, in Abilene, Kansas * Abilene and Southern Railway, taken over by Missouri Pacific Railroad in 1978 {{disambiguation, geo