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    The Simeto (Italian pronunciation: [siˈmɛːto]; Sicilian: Simetu; Latin: Symaethus; Greek: Σύμαιθος) is a 113-kilometre (70 mi) long river in Sicily, southern...
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    via frumentaria that connected Catania to the Tyrrhenian coast along the Simeto river; it joined Aetna (Paternò), Centuripe, Agyrium (Agira), Assorum (Assoro)...
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  • The Simeto class is a class of three auxiliary ships built for the Italian Navy for emergency water replenishment of islands. One ship of the class, the...
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    through the province of Messina and enters the sea at Giardini Naxos, and the Simeto, which flows into the Ionian Sea south of Catania. Other important rivers...
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    The 51st Engineer Battalion "Simeto" (Italian: 51° Battaglione Genio Pionieri "Simeto") is a military engineering unit of the Italian Army last based in...
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    almost dry in summer), with the exception of Tirso, Flumendosa, Coghinas and Simeto. Reno di Lei From the artificial Lago di Lei (the barrage itself is part...
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    front line along the Simeto river and reached the Italian lines by swimming around the English positions at the mouth of the Simeto river. On 13 August...
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    Airborne Division. Their objective was the Primosole Bridge across the Simeto River. The intention was for the brigade, with glider-borne forces in support...
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    Operation Fustian, an attempt to capture the Primosole Bridge over the river Simeto, on the southern edge of the Catania plain. The British paratroopers suffered...
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  • Troina (torrent) (category Tributaries of the Simeto)
    It is both the inflow and outflow for Lake Ancipa. It empties into the Simeto near Bronte. The Times (1985), Atlas of the World: Comprehensive Edition...
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    (10 mi) west-northwest from Mount Etna, on the side of the valley of the Simeto river, and about 32 kilometres (20 mi) west from Giarre and Sicily's eastern...
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    north. Mount Etna, from which it is separated by the rivers Alcantara and Simeto, forms the range's southern border. Several of the peaks are above 1500...
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    battles at Centuripe, Salso, and the Simeto. The battalion spent five days resting in the cool waters of the Simeto, by which time the rest of the division...
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    Imera Meridionale, Simeto, Belice and Dittaino, with a course of 103 km, and the third for drainage basin with 1,785 km2, after the Simeto and Imera Meridionale...
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    Parachute Brigade. Their objective was the Primosole Bridge across the Simeto River. The intention was for the parachute brigade, with glider-borne forces...
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    Aragosta and A 5381 Polipo delivered by Italian Navy on 17 July 2002), one Simeto class Tanker ( Ain Zaghouin - ex A 5375 delivered by Italian Navy on 10...
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    bridge, presumably originally built by the Ancient Romans, over the river Simeto in Adrano, region of Sicily, Italy. While the base of the bridge at parts...
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    Catania (where survives the ducal palazzo), at the junction of the River Simeto and River Salso. It is thus situated about 15 miles west of the crater of...
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  • Cerami (torrent) (category Tributaries of the Simeto)
    south of the comune of Cerami and flows into the Salso (a tributary of the Simeto). The Times (1985), Atlas of the World: Comprehensive Edition, Times Books...
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    transport capacity Linosa A 5371 1986 Favignana A 5372 1987 Salina A 5373 1988 Simeto class 2 — Water tanker Ticino A 5376 1994 2,027 tonnes Tirso A 5377 1994...
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  • birth Belfast, Ireland Date of death 19 July 1943 (aged 32) Place of death Simeto River, near Catania, Sicily, Italy University Queen's University Belfast...
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    Battalion "Simeto" in Palermo lost its autonomy and entered the reformed 4th Pioneer Regiment. The reformed regiment retained the flag of the "Simeto" battalion...
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    Bremen, Artlenberg, North-West Europe 1940, '44-45, Landing in Sicily, Simeto Bridgehead, Sicily 1943, Garigliano Crossing, Anzio, Advance to Tiber, Italy...
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    coastal towns of Syracuse, Augusta, Catania and airfields around the River Simeto. During the fighting in and around Avola between Montgomery's British soldiers...
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    airborne assault to seize and hold the Primosole Bridge over the River Simeto, south of Mount Etna on the island of Sicily, and hold until relieved by...
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    ancient polis of Magna Graecia on the southwestern slopes of Mount Etna, near Simeto River. It was known for the "simetite" variety of amber. The ancient city...
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    1st Parachute Brigade was to capture Primosole Bridge crossing the River Simeto, south of Catania. The brigade now consisted of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Parachute...
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    Life[permanent dead link‍] V. Ferrito. Les macroinvertébrés benthiques de la rivière Simeto (Sicile) et de quelques-uns de ses affluents. Annls Limnol. 30 (1) 1994 :...
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    2nd Parachute Brigade, and finally the Primasole Bridge over the River Simeto was to be taken and secured by Brigadier Gerald Lathbury's 1st Parachute...
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    armored units threatened to encircle the division and it retreated to the Simeto river south of Catania. The division then retreated towards Messina, from...
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