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The Spanish word Angostura means "narrows" and so often refers to a narrowing or crossing on a river. |
The Spanish word Angostura means "narrows" and so often refers to a narrowing or crossing on a river. |
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* [[Angostura, Sinaloa]], a municipality in northwestern Mexico. |
* [[Angostura, Sinaloa]], a municipality in northwestern Mexico. |
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* Angostura is the former name of [[Ciudad Bolívar]], in [[Venezuela]]. |
* Angostura is the former name of [[Ciudad Bolívar]], in [[Venezuela]]. |
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*[[Angostura, Antioquia]], a municipality in the [[Department of Antioquia]], [[Colombia]] |
*[[Angostura, Antioquia]], a municipality in the [[Department of Antioquia]], [[Colombia]] |
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Revision as of 08:59, 26 September 2010
Angostura may refer to
- Places
The Spanish word Angostura means "narrows" and so often refers to a narrowing or crossing on a river.
- Angostura, Sinaloa, a municipality in northwestern Mexico.
- Villa La Angostura is a mountain town in Neuquén, Argentina.
- La Angostura is a small neighborhood in the city of Ica, Peru.
- Angostura is the former name of Ciudad Bolívar, in Venezuela.
- Angostura, Antioquia, a municipality in the Department of Antioquia, Colombia
- Things
- Angostura (genus), a plant genus in the Rutaceae family
- Angostura bitters
- Angostura bark, a spice made from the bark of the tree Cusparia febrifuga. The bitter spice is used as a herbal medicine. It is not necessarily an ingredient in angostura bitters.
- Angostura Bridge, a bridge near Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela.
- Congress of Angostura, a 1819-1821 legislative body of Gran Colombia, which met in Angostura (Ciudad Bolívar in present day Venezuela).
- House of Angostura, a company manufacturing angostura bitters.