Arta
Arta is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the Epirus region. Its capital is the town of Arta.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: regional unit of Greece with 29,500 residents
- Description: regional unit in Epirus, Greece
- Also known as: “Arta Regional Unit” and “Nomos Artas”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Faik Pasha Mosque and Bridge of Arta.
Faik Pasha Mosque
Photo: Iolchos07, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Faik Pasha Mosque, also known locally as the Imaret of Arta, is a former mosque located in the town of Arta, in the Epirus region of Greece. Completed in the 15th century during the Ottoman era, the mosque was named after the Ottoman Empire conqueror of the city in 1449, the mosque formed a complex including baths, an imaret and a madrasa.
Bridge of Arta
The Bridge of Arta is a stone bridge that crosses the Arachthos river in the west of the city of Arta in northwestern Greece. It has been rebuilt many times over the centuries, starting with Roman or perhaps older foundations; the current bridge is probably a 17th-century Ottoman construction.
Church of the Parigoritissa
Church
Photo: Dodos2013, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Church of the Parigoritissa or Paregoretissa is the 13th-century Byzantine metropolitan church of the Greek city of Arta. Part of the building used to house the Archaeological Collection of Arta.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arta and Peta.
Arta
Arta is a town in Epirus, which draws visitors to it old, impressive stone bridge and the castle ruins in the centre of town.
Peta
Village
Peta is a town and a former municipality in the Arta regional unit, Epirus, northwestern Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality of Nikolaos Skoufas, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.
Vlacherna
Village
Photo: ArtaMania, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vlacherna is a village and a former municipality in the Arta regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Arta, of which it is a municipal unit.
Arta
- Location: Epirus, Northern Greece, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Urdu—“Arta” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Arta (unitate erregionala)”
- Basque: “Arta”
- Bulgarian: “Арта”
- Catalan: “unitat perifèrica d’Arta”
- Catalan: “Unitat perifèrica d’Arta”
- Chinese: “阿尔塔专区”
- Danish: “Arta”
- Dutch: “Arta (periferie-district)”
- Dutch: “Arta”
- Estonian: “Árta piirkonnaüksus”
- Finnish: “Árta”
- Finnish: “Ártan alueyksikkö”
- French: “Arta”
- French: “district régional d’Árta”
- German: “Arta”
- Greek: “Άρτα”
- Greek: “Νομός Άρτας”
- Greek: “Περιφερειακή ενότητα Άρτας”
- Greek: “Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Άρτας”
- Ido: “Provinco Arta”
- Italian: “Arta”
- Macedonian: “Арта (округ)”
- Macedonian: “Арта”
- Polish: “Jednostka regionalna Arta”
- Portuguese: “Arta”
- Russian: “Арта”
- Slovenian: “Regionalna enota Arta”
- Spanish: “Perifereiakí enótita Ártas”
- Spanish: “Unidad periferica de Arta”
- Spanish: “unidad periférica de Arta”
- Spanish: “Unidad periférica de Arta”
- Spanish: “Unidad regional de Artás”
- Spanish: “Περιφερειακή ενότητα Άρτας”
- Swedish: “Arta”
- Swedish: “Nomós Ártas”
- Turkish: “Narda ilçesi”
- Ukrainian: “Арта”
- Urdu: “آرتا”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Arachthos Shrine and Eastern Necropolis of Ancient Ambracia.
Epirus: Must-Visit Destinations
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