Soqota
Town in Amhara Région, Ethiopia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sekota, also spelled Sokota,[1] Sakota,[2] Soqota[3] (Amharic: ሰቆጣ; formerly ሰቈጣ) is a town and separate woreda in northern Ethiopia. The name is likely from the Agaw word sekut, "fortified village."[4] Located in the Wag Hemra Zone of the Amhara Region, Sekota has a latitude and longitude of 12°37′31″N 39°02′06″E and an elevation of 2266 meters above sea level. It is surrounded by woreda of Soqota.
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Sekota
ሰቆጣ Sokota, Sakota, &c. | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 12°37′31″N 39°02′06″E | |
Country | Ethiopia |
Region | Amhara |
Zone | Wag Hemra Zone |
Population (2007) | |
• Total | 22,346 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
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About 6 kilometers from Sekota is the church Wuqir Meskale Kristos, where the mummified corpses of several Wagshums lies.[5]