Atma (tribe)

Atma
Regions with significant populations
Turkey:
Kahramanmaraş, Malatya
Languages
Kurdish
Religion
Majority Kurdish Alevism, minority Sunni Islam

Atma (Local Kurdish: Otmî; Kurdish: Atmî) is a Kurdish tribe mainly inhabiting parts of Kahramanmaraş and Malatya provinces in Turkey.

History

Atma tribesmen believe that they descend from the Kalhor tribe in modern-day Iraq but later migrated to Nusaybin then to Malatya, and a portion of the tribe further settled near Pazarcık. In 16th-century Ottoman records, Atma tribe consisted of 7 people near Malatya. Atma villages in Arguvan were formed after early 18th century. In mid-18th century, Atma inhabited the region to the north of Aintab with 1000 tents, corresponding to modern-day Pazarcık.

Sub-tribes

Atma is made up of 12 sub-tribes:

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "Pazarcık'ın Kürd Köyleri". alevinet. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
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  4. ↑ Çay, M. Abdulhalûk (1993). Her yönüyle Kürt dosyası. Boğaziçi Yayınları. p. 305. ISBN 9789754510782. Retrieved 7 January 2023.