Soqota (Amharic: ሰቆጣ^?), formerly spelled Sokota and also known as Sakota, Sekota, &c., is a town and separate woreda in northern Ethiopia. The name is likely from the Agaw word sekut, "fortified village." Located the Wag Hemra Zone of the Amhara Region, Soqota has a latitude and longitude of (12°38′N39°02′E) and an elevation of 2266 meters above sea level.