Soqota
Sekota, also spelled Sokota, Sakota, Soqota is a town and separate woreda in northern Ethiopia. The name is likely from the Agaw word sakute/ሳቑጠ, "fortified village." Located in the Wag Hemra Zone of the Amhara Region, Sekota has a latitude and longitude of and an elevation of 2266 meters above sea level.
- Town with about 50,300 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 2,240 metres (7,350 feet)
- Description: city in Ethiopia
- Also known as“Sacaya”“Sak’ot’ā”“Saqot’a”“Sek’ot’a”“Socata”“Socota”“Soketa”“ሰቆጣ / Sekota”
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Latitude
12.6257° or 12° 37′ 33″ north
Longitude
39.0354° or 39° 2′ 8″ east
Open location code
7G4XJ2GP+75
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = town
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In Other Languages
From Amharic to Zulu—“Soqota” goes by many names.
ሰቆጣAmharic
سوقوتاArabic
SoqotaAsturian
SoqotaCebuano
塞科塔Chinese
SoqotaDutch
ソコタJapanese
سوغوتاPersian
SekotaPolish
SokotaPolish
СокотаRussian
СэкотаRussian
سوغوتاSouth Azerbaijani
SoqotaSwedish
SoqotaZulu
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