Artega tribe

Last updated June 12, 2025

The Artega are an Arab tribe in Sudan. They came from Hadramut around eight centuries ago, settling near Tokar. The name is said to mean "patrician."^[1]

They became princes Sawakin since 664 AH under Mamluk and the Othman Caliphate.^{[ citation needed ]} They were all followers of the Mahdi and Khalifa in the Mahdist War (1883-1898).^[1]

References

1 2 One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Artega". Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 663.

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[EB1911-1] 1 2 One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Artega". Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 663.

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v t e Arab tribes in Sudan
Ababda Artega Awadia Awlad Himayd Batahin Bedaria Beni Halba Dubasiyin Fadnia Fezara Gawamaa Gimma Habbaniya Hasania Hawazma Humr Husseinat Ja'alin Kababish Kawahla Maalia Mahamid Manasir Messiria Rashaida Rizeigat Rubatab Rufa'a Selim Shaigiya Shukria Taʽisha
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