Craiva is a commune located in Arad County, Romania. It occupies an administrative territory of 11,490 hectares situated in the contact zone of the Susag's high plateau with the Mărăuș Hills and Codru-Moma Mountains. The commune is positioned along the river Sartiș.
The administrative area of Craiva is composed of ten distinct villages: Chișlaca (Kislaka), Ciuntești (Csontaháza), Coroi (Bélkaroly), Craiva, Mărăuș (Bélnagymaros), Rogoz de Beliu (Bélrogoz), Stoinești (Bélkismaros), Susag (Pusztaszuszág), Șiad (Sajád), and Tălmaci (Bántolmács).