Artega tribe

The Artega are an Arab tribe in Sudan. They came from Hadramut around eight centuries ago, settling near Tokar. The name is said to be "patrician." They became princes Sawakin since 664 AH under Mamluk and the Othman Caliphate. They were all followers of the Mahdi and Khalifa in the Mahdist War (1883-1898).

Sudanese Arab Tribes

Artega Awadia Awlad Himayd Beni Halba Fadnia Habbaniya Hasania Hawazma Ja'alin Bedaria Manasir Messiria Missriya Rizeigat Rubatab Shaigiya Shukria Shuweihat Ta’isha

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