Atma (tribe)
Kurdish tribe
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Atma (Local Kurdish: Otmî; Kurdish: Atmî)[2] is a Kurdish tribe mainly inhabiting parts of Kahramanmaraş and Malatya provinces in Turkey.[1]
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
 Turkey:Kahramanmaraş, Malatya | |
| Languages | |
| Kurdish | |
| Religion | |
| Majority Kurdish Alevism, minority Sunni Islam[1] |
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.[1] In mid-18th century, Atma inhabited the region to the north of Aintab with 1000 tents,[3] corresponding to modern-day Pazarcık.
Sub-tribes
Atma is made up of 12 sub-tribes:[4]