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

Atma tribesmen believe that they descend from the Kalhor tribe in modern-day
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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: *Rîvon ( ''the foxes''; ) *Kizîron ( ''the shorts''; ) *Haydarlı *Ketiler *Sadakalar *Kızkapanlı ( ''with girl-catchers'') *Karahasanlar *Karalar ( ''blacks'') *Oxcon (, ''whites'') *Turûşon () *Kabalar ( ''the rudes'') *Mahkânlı


See also

* Maraş massacre


References

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