Gurtamorut

Gurtamorut ("desert haven" in the Mandalorian language) was a Mandalorian enclave on Tatooine controlled by Clan Gurtalan.

As of 44 BBY, the settlement's population reached a peak of around 150 Mandalorian inhabitants.

History
Gurtamorut was established shortly after the New Sith Wars during a Mandalorian raid on a Hutt palace on Tatooine. After the raiders were driven back, some of the Mandalorians - hailing from numerous clans - stayed behind and established a secret listening post in preparation of a second invasion attempt. Instead, these Mandalorians abandoned their mission and began serving the Hutts as part of their mercenary armies. The Hutt overlord of Tatooine at the time, Jabba the Hutt's predecessor, granted his new Mandalorian servants land to establish their own settlement. Although they remained true to their Mandalorian heritage, they became increasingly isolated from their homelands in the Mandalore sector and eventually established Clan Gurtalan as a distinct tribe - they even gradually developed their own language: a creole of the Huttese and Mandalorian languages. The Gurtalans and their settlement remained vassals of the Hutt Cartel for centuries and frequently participated in their wars with the Black Sun, who also maintained Mandalorian units in their paramilitary forces. During the Great Clan Wars (44-32 BBY), most of the Gurtalans migrated to the Mandalore sector to fight in the conflict, leaving Gurtamorut relatively uninhabited until it became repopulated by refugees from neighboring settlements that were destroyed in Tusken Raider attacks. While it kept its Mandalorian name, the settlement was no longer inhabited by Mandalorians. During the Mandalore campaign during the Imperial era, the Imperial Army raided Gurtamorut believing it was still under Mandalorian control.