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).