Atma (tribe)
Atma 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:- Rîvon
- Kizîron
- Haydarlı
- Ketiler
- Sadakalar
- Kızkapanlı
- Karahasanlar
- Karalar
- Oxcon
- Turûşon
- Kabalar
- Mahkânlı