Allenby
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Allenby is a surname of English origin and may refer to:
A common variant is "Allanby"
- Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount AllenbyEdmund Allenby, 1st Viscount AllenbyField Marshal Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby GCB, GCMG, GCVO was a British soldier and administrator most famous for his role during the First World War, in which he led the Egyptian Expeditionary Force in the conquest of Palestine and Syria in 1917 and 1918.Allenby, nicknamed...
(1861-1936), a British soldier- Named for the above:
- Allenby StreetAllenby StreetAllenby Street is a major street in Tel Aviv, Israel. It was named in honor of Field Marshal Viscount Allenby.Allenby Street stretches from the Mediterranean sea in the northwest to HaAliya Street in the southeast. It was first paved with concrete in 1914. During the day, it is a commercial street...
, Tel Aviv, Israel - Allenby BridgeAllenby BridgeThe Allenby Bridge , also known as the King Hussein Bridge , is a bridge that crosses the Jordan River, and connects Jericho in the West Bank to the country of Jordan...
between Jordan and Israel - Allenby SquareAllenby SquareAllenby Square, a name commemorating Field Marshal Edmund Allenby who commanded the British forces which captured Palestine in the First World War, has been bestowed at different times on two different squares in Jerusalem....
, name given in succession to two squares in Jerusalem - Allenby Camp, site of a former British ArmyBritish ArmyThe British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
camp in Jerusalem - Allenby Garden in BeershebaBeershebaBeersheba is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel. Often referred to as the "Capital of the Negev", it is the seventh-largest city in Israel with a population of 194,300....
- Foch-Allenby, neighborhood in Beirut Central DistrictBeirut Central DistrictThe Beirut Central District or Centre Ville is the name given to Beirut’s historical and geographical core, the “vibrant financial, commercial, and administrative hub of the country.” At the heart of Lebanon’s capital, Beirut Central District is an area thousands of years old, traditionally a...
- Allenby, British ColumbiaAllenby, British ColumbiaAllenby was an important copper-mining company town in the Similkameen Country of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, just south of the town of Princeton...
, Canada (adjacent Allenby Lake was named for the town, not Lord Allenby)
- Braden AllenbyBraden AllenbyBraden R. Allenby is an American environmental scientist, environmental attorney and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and of Law, at Arizona State University.- Biography :...
, an environmental scientist - Allenby Beardsley, a fictional character from G Gundam
A common variant is "Allanby"
- Nick AllanbyNick AllanbyNicholas John Allanby was an Australian cricket player, who played for the Tasmanian Tigers. He was a Right-handed batsman and right arm medium bowler who represented Tasmania from 1979 until 1983....
, Australian cricketer - Richard AllanbyRichard AllanbyRichard Andrew Clifton Allanby is a former Australian cricketer who has played for Tasmania. Richard attended the Australian Cricket Academy in 1994 and toured to New Zealand with them in 1994/95. He is the younger brother of former Tasmanian first class player Nick Allanby.-External links:*...
, Australian cricketer