Artega tribe

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).