a town of European Turkey, in Albania, stands on a rocky peninsula on the shore of the Mediterranean, nearly opposite the island of Paxo, 47 miles S.W. of Janina. The streets are narrow and dirty; and the ground on which the town is built is so steep, that from the sea the houses look as if they stood on the top of one another. On the summit of the hill is a small but strong castle, from which a fine view may be obtained along the sea-coast and into the adjacent country, which is fertile and beautiful, abounding in olives, gardens, and citron groves. Parga has a harbour, defended by a small fortified island; and carries on a considerable export trade in oil, wine, fruits, and tobacco. It has played a part of some importance in history since the beginning of the fifteenth century. It maintained its independence, under the protection of Venice, from this period till the fall of the Venetian power in 1797, when it was for a short time garrisoned by the French. Ali Pasha, the governor of Albania, besieged it in 1814; and as the French would not defend them, the inhabitants applied for aid to the British, who took possession of the fortress. Parga was finally given up to Turkey by the treaty of 1817; but the inhabitants, not wishing to come under the Ottoman sway, migrated to Corfu and Paxo. The town was then occupied by the Turks. Pop. 4000.)