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.

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Teke Turkmens 1

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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

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southern Turkmenistan hasMajorEthnicSubgroup Tekke Turkmens
this entity surface form: Teke Turkmens
Saryk Turkmens sharesCultureWith Tekke Turkmens