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Fraga is the major town of the comarca of Bajo Cinca (Catalan Baix Cinca) in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. It is located by the river Cinca[?], a tributary to the Segre.

King Alfonso I of Aragon died at its walls in 1134 while trying to conquer it. It was conquered from the Moors by the Count Ramon Berenguer IV of Barcelona [?] in 1149.

Local dialect is a variant of Catalan.

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