Wolqayt

Wolqayt (also Welqayt, Wolkait, Walkait, Uolcait, etc.; Ge'ez ወልቃይት welḳāyt or wolḳāyt, IPA: [wɔlkʼayt]) is a woreda and region in northwestern Ethiopia, part of the Mi'irabawi Zone of Tigray Region. The woreda is bordered on the northwest and north by Kafta Humera, and on the south by Tsegede; these are the other two woredas of Mi'irabawi Zone. It is bordered on the east by the Semien Mi'irabawi Zone; the woredas of Tahtay Adiyabo and Asgede Tsimbla lie to the north-east, on the other side of the Tekezé River, and Tselemti is to the east. The administrative center of Wolqayt is Addi Remets; other towns in the woreda include Mai'gaba and Awura.

Wolqayt is known for its fertile alluvial soil, which grows cash crops such sesame, cotton and also sorghum. Because this region has long and strong historical ties with Sudan, Tigray, Eritrea and Gonder, it has become a hot spot for all people from all the parts of Ethiopia and neighbouring countries.

Until the 1996 administrative reorganization, Wolqayt was part of Semien and Begemder provinces. Wolqayt was allocated within the Tigray Region once ethnic federalism was established in Ethiopia. The wife of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, Woizero Azeb Mesfin, was born in Wolqayt; since the 2005 election, she has represented Wolqayt.

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