Sek’ot’a
in Amhara, Ethiopia
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Lalibella Airport (45 mi) - Mekele Airport (67 mi)
- Debre Tabor Airport (84 mi)
- Axum Airport (106 mi)
- Gonder Airport (108 mi)
- Shire Inda Selassie Airport (112 mi)
- Combolcha Airport (116 mi)
- Bahir Dar Airport (136 mi)
- Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela (Unesco heritage, 42 mi)
- Simien National Park (Unesco heritage, 76 mi)
- Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar Region (Unesco heritage, 106 mi)
- Aksum (Unesco heritage, 106 mi)
- Lower Valley of the Awash (Unesco heritage, 149 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 12.631 and 39.035 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 12° 37' 50" and E 39° 2' 4"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Birr - ETB
- Spoken languages:
- Amharic, English, Oromo, Tigrinya, Somali
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 12:06 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- UTC/GMT offset: 3 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:05 am and 6:37 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -14.100 and -141.433 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Tehekega - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,5 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Ethiopia.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Ethiopia. Last Update: 2024-04-26 08:02:42
Discover Sek’ot’a
Sek’ot’a in Amhara is a city in Ethiopia about 250 mi (or 402 km) north of Addis Ababa, the country's capital city.
Local time in Sek’ot’a is now 12:06 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Africa / Addis Ababa with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Sek’ot’a. The closest airport in Ethiopia is Lalibella Airport in a distance of 45 mi (or 73 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Ethiopia is Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela in a distance of 42 mi (or 67 km), South.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Mek'ele, Bahir Dar, Mai-Mne, Semera and Mendefera. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 27°C / 80 °F
| Morning Temperature | 20°C / 68 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 24°C / 75 °F |
| Night Temperature | 21°C / 71 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 3% |
| Air Humidity | 44% |
| Air Pressure | 1011 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 58% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
28°C (83 °F)
22°C (71 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, scattered clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
28°C (82 °F)
22°C (72 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
28°C (82 °F)
23°C (73 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Soqota
Soqota (also transliterated Sekota and related variations) 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 {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:12|38|N|39|02|E||| | |name= }} and an elevation of 2266 meters above sea level. It is surrounded by woreda of Soqota.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Sek’ot’a.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Socata, Sacaya, Socota, Sak’ot’ā, Saqot’a, Sokota, Soketa, Sek’ot’a
