Tekke Turkmens
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Tekke Turkmens are a major Turkmen tribal group historically centered in southern Turkmenistan, known for their influential role in Turkmen history and their distinctive carpet-weaving and pastoral nomadic traditions.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Teke Turkmens | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Turkmen tribe
ⓘ
ethnic subgroup ⓘ |
| carpetTraditionInfluence | design of Turkmenistan national flag carpet motifs ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Turkmenistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defeat | Russian conquest of Turkmenistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicallyPartOf | Turkmen people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalActivity | raiding and warfare in 18th and 19th centuries ⓘ |
| historicalCenter |
Ahal region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Merv oasis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | Battle of Geok Tepe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | southern Turkmenistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | major Turkmen tribal power in 19th century ⓘ |
| incorporatedInto | Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
formation of modern Turkmen national identity
ⓘ
state symbols of Turkmenistan ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Tekke carpets
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
deep red carpet palette ⓘ fine wool pile rugs ⓘ gul motifs in carpets ⓘ |
| language | Turkmen language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Oghuz Turkic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterIncorporatedInto | Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| livelihood | semi‑nomadic pastoralism ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
ornamented horse tack
ⓘ
silver jewelry ⓘ yurts ⓘ |
| neighboringGroups |
Ersari Turkmens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saryk Turkmens NERFINISHED ⓘ Yomut Turkmens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nowPartOf | independent Turkmenistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponentInBattleOfGeokTepe | Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Ahal Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kopet Dag foothills NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Transcaspian steppe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| rite | Hanafi school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | tribal clans ⓘ |
| subgroup |
Ahal Tekke
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Merv Tekke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
carpet weaving
ⓘ
embroidery ⓘ felting ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
camel herding
ⓘ
horse breeding ⓘ sheep herding ⓘ |
| traditionalLifestyle | pastoral nomadism ⓘ |
| tribalStructure | divided into Ahal Tekke and Merv Tekke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Teke Turkmens