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Originally appearing in Volume V02, Page 660 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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ARTA (Narda, i.e. iv "Ap&a, or Zarta, i,e. eis "Apra)  , a See also:town of See also:Greece, in the See also:province of See also:Arta, S9 M . N.N.W. of Mesolonghi . Pop. about 7000 . It is built on the site of the See also:ancient See also:Ambracia (q.v.), its See also:present designation being derived from a corruption of the name of the See also:river Arachthus (Arta) on which it stands . This enters the Gulf of Arta some distance See also:south of the town . The river forms the frontier between Greece and See also:Turkey, and is crossed by a picturesque See also:bridge, which is neutral ground . There are a few remains of old cyclopean walls . The town contains also a See also:Byzantine See also:castle, built on the lofty site of the ancient citadel; a See also:palace belonging to the See also:Greek See also:metropolitan; a number of mosques, synagogues and churches, the most remarkable being the See also:church of the Virgin of See also:Consolation, founded in 819 . The streets of the town were widened and improved in 1869 . Manufacture of woollens, cottons, See also:Russia See also:leather and See also:embroidery is carried on, and there is See also:trade in See also:cattle, See also:wine, See also:tobacco, See also:hemp, hides and See also:grain . Much of the neighbouring See also:plain is very fertile, and the town is surrounded with gardens and orchards, in which See also:orange, See also:lemon and citron come to See also:great perfection . In 1083 Arta was taken by See also:Bohemund of See also:Tarentum; in 1449 by the See also:Turks; in 1688 by the Venetians .

In 1797 it was held by the See also:

French, but in the following See also:year, 17.98, All See also:Pasha of See also:Iannina captured it . During the Greek See also:War of See also:Independence it suffered severely, and was the See also:scene of several conflicts, in which the ultimate success was with the Turks . An insurrection in 1854 was at once repressed . It was ceded to Greece in 1881 . In the See also:Greco-See also:Turkish War of 1897 the Greeks gained some temporary successes at Arta during See also:April and May .

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I come from Arta, and you have got a lot of what you have written wrong. There is hardly any trade in the area. We have a population in the region of around 60,000-70,000 and the population in the town of Arta is approximately 30,000 not 7! Please ensure that you correct these facts. If you would like me to provide you with additional information for your online-encyclopedia I would be happy to do so. My origins are Greek and I have managed to date them back to the early 1600's.
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