Soqota
Sekota
ሰቆጣ Sokota, Sakota, &c. | |
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Town | |
| Coordinates: 12°37′31″N 39°02′06″E / 12.62528°N 39.03500°E | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Region | Amhara |
| Zone | Wag Hemra Zone |
| Population (2007) | |
• Total | 22,346 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
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Sekota, also spelled Sokota, Sakota, Soqota (Amharic: ሰቆጣ; formerly ሰቈጣ) 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 12°37′31″N 39°02′06″E / 12.62528°N 39.03500°E and an elevation of 2266 meters above sea level. It is surrounded by woreda of Soqota.
About 6 kilometers from Sekota is the church Wuqir Meskale Kristos, where the mummified corpses of several Wagshums lies.