ARTA, a town of Albania in European Turkey, sandjak of Janina, situated on a river of the same name, and about seven miles from the Gulf of Arta. It has several mosques,
a number of Greek churches, a large cathedral, a ruined convent of the ninth century, now a caravansera; a citadel, some good houses and shops; and a fine old bridge over the river, consisting of an arch eighty feet high, and several smaller ones. It has about 8000 inhabitants, with manufactures of coarse cottons and woollens, leather, capotes, and embroidery; and the general trade is considerable. It is surrounded with gardens, orange-groves, and vineyards, and there is much wood in its vicinity. Arta occupies the site of the ancient Ambracia, and traces of its old walls are still to be seen. See AMBRACIA.