Acesines (other)
Acesines may refer to: * ''Acesines'' (bug), a genus of insects in the family Pentatomidae *Alcantara (river), a river in Sicily, known in Ancient Greek as: Ἀκεσίνης - Akesínes; Latinized to Acesines *Chenab River, a river in South Asia, known in Ancient Greek as: Ἀκεσίνης - Akesínes; Latinized to Acesines See also *Asikni (other) *Chenab (other) Chenab may refer to: Places *Chenab River, a river in India and Pakistan * Chenab Rail Bridge, rail bridge in Jammu and Kashmir, India; highest such bridge in the world * Chenab, Iran Other * Chenab Valley (Jammu Division), a term sometimes used f ...

Acesines (bug)
''Acesines'' is a genus of Indian shield-bugs in the subfamily Pentatominae (tribe Axiagastini) erected by Carl Stål Carl Stål (21 March 1833 – 13 June 1878) was a Swedish people, Swedish entomologist specialising in Hemiptera. He was born at Karlberg Castle, Stockholm on 21 March 1833 and died at Frösundavik near Stockholm on 13 June 1878. He was the son ... in 1876. Species ''BioLib'' includes:BioLib.cz
genus ''Acesines'' Stål, 1876 # '' Acesines bambusana'' Distant, 1918 # '' Acesines breviceps'' Stål, 1876 # '' Acesines ...
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Alcantara (river)
The Alcantara (; or ) is a river in Sicily, Southern Italy. It has its source on the south side of Monti Nebrodi and its mouth in the Ionian Sea at Capo Schiso in Giardini-Naxos. The river is long. The name ''Alcantara'' is of Arabic origin () and refers to a bridge from Roman times found by the Arabs. Thucydides called it ''Acesines'' () while its Latin names were ''Assinus'', ''Assinos'', ''Asines'', ''Asinius'', ''Onobala'', ''Onobalas'', and ''Acesines''. ''Cantera'' was another hydronym for it, adopted by Normans. The river is mentioned by Thucydides on occasion of the attack made on Naxos by the Messenians in 425 BCE. Course The Alcantara has its source at an elevation of in the municipality of Floresta. On its way to the sea, past the north of Mount Etna, it flows through the municipalities of Randazzo, Mojo Alcantara, Francavilla di Sicilia, Motta Camastra, Castiglione di Sicilia, Graniti, Gaggi, Calatabiano, Taormina and Giardini-Naxos. Several thousand ye ...
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Chenab River
The Chenab River is a major river in India and Pakistan, and is one of the 5 major rivers of the Punjab region. It is formed by the union of two headwaters, the Chandra and Bhaga, which rise in the upper Himalayas in the Lahaul region of Himachal Pradesh, India. The Chenab flows then through the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir, India into the plains of Punjab, Pakistan, where it joins the Sutlej River to form the Panjnad, which ultimately flows into the Indus River at Mithankot. The waters of the Chenab were allocated to Pakistan under the terms of the Indus Waters Treaty. India is allowed non-consumptive uses such as power generation. The Chenab River is extensively used in Pakistan for irrigation. Its waters are also transferred to the channel of the Ravi River via numerous link canals. Name The Chenab river was called ' () in the Rigveda (VIII.20.25, X.75.5). The name meant that it was seen to have dark-coloured waters. The term Krishana is also found in the At ...
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Asikni (other)
Asikni may refer to: * Asikni (river), an ancient name of the Chenab River of India and Pakistan * Asikni (goddess), a Hindu goddess also known as Panchajani or Virani See also *Acesines (other), Greek form of the river's name *Chenab (other) Chenab may refer to: Places *Chenab River, a river in India and Pakistan * Chenab Rail Bridge, rail bridge in Jammu and Kashmir, India; highest such bridge in the world * Chenab, Iran Other * Chenab Valley (Jammu Division), a term sometimes used f ... * Chandrabhaga (other) {{DAB ...
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