Parap is an inner suburb of the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. It is the traditional country and waterways of the Larrakia people.

Parap is well known for its streets being named after early Australian aviators and explorers including; Ross Smith Avenue, Hudson Fysh Avenue, Leichhardt Crescent and Gregory Street.

Parap is a predominantly residential suburb and is usually associated with its sister suburb, Fannie Bay and the adjacent inner suburbs of Ludmilla and Stuart Park.

The Parap Village Market is one of Darwin's longest running markets, and a local meeting place for breakfast or light meals. Parap Markets encourage local arts and craftspeople. Situated in the Parap Village Shopping Precinct off Parap Road, the market operates every Saturday of the year.

Also in the Parap Shopping Village is the Northern Centre for Contemporary Art, the only independent public gallery in the Northern Territory that is dedicated to contemporary art,[7][8] Laundry Gallery and Outstation Gallery