East Africa
Ethiopia
Amhara

Soqota

Sekota, also spelled Sokota, Sakota, Soqota is a town and separate in northern . The name is likely from the Agaw word sakute/ሳቑጠ, "fortified village." Located in the of the , Sekota has a latitude and longitude of and an elevation of 2266 meters above sea level.
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  • Type: Town with 50,300 residents
  • Description: city in Ethiopia
  • Also known as: “Sacaya”, “Sak’ot’ā”, “Saqot’a”, “Sek’ot’a”, “Socata”, “Socota”, “Soketa”, and “ሰቆጣ / Sekota”

Soqota

Latitude
12.6257° or 12° 37′ 33″ north
Longitude
39.0354° or 39° 2′ 8″ east
Population
50,300
Elevation
2,240 metres (7,349 feet)
Open location code
7G4XJ2GP+75
Open­Street­Map ID
node 511984995
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
328962
Wiki­data ID
Q1110006
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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Zulu—“Soqota” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: “ሰቆጣ”
  • Arabic: “سوقوتا”
  • Asturian: “Soqota”
  • Cebuano: “Soqota”
  • Chinese: “塞科塔”
  • Dutch: “Soqota”
  • French: “Sekota”
  • Japanese: “ソコタ”
  • Persian: “سوغوتا”
  • Polish: “Sekota”
  • Polish: “Sokota”
  • Russian: “Сокота”
  • Russian: “Сэкота”
  • South Azerbaijani: “سوغوتا”
  • Swedish: “Soqota”
  • Zulu: “Soqota”

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