Horta
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Horta is a name which might apply to various people and places: People:
- José Ramos Horta, an East Timor politician.
- Victor Horta, a Belgian architect who worked in the Art Nouveau style.
Places:
- Horta (Azores) is a municipality on the Faial Island of the Azores. Postage stamps inscribed "Horta" were used there around the beginning of the 20th century.
- Horta (Portugal) is the name of two towns in Portugal, both in the Distrito de Aveiro.
- Horta is an area in Barcelona, part of the Horta-Guinardó district.
Other:
- Horta (mythology), a goddess in Etruscan mythology.
- Horta (Star Trek), a silicon-based lifeform.
- "Horta" is the Modern Greek transliteration of χορτα, a Modern Greek plural form of the word horto (Greek: χορτο) meaning grass or green vegetables especially dandelions.
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