Al-Ghat

Al-Ghat
Coordinates: 26°1′36″N 44°57′39″E
Country	Saudi Arabia
Province	Riyadh Province
Population  (2016)
• Total	16,500
Time zone	UTC+3 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (AST)

Al-Ghat (Arabic: الغاط), also Alghat, El-Ghat or Elghat, is a small town in Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia. It is located 230 kilometres (140 mi) by road northwest of Riyadh.^[1] As of the 2016 census it had a population of 16500 people.^[2]

A joint Saudi-Belgian Mission (2013–14) confirmed the archaeological, epigraphic and historic high potential of the Al-Ghat region.

See also

• List of cities and towns in Saudi Arabia
• Regions of Saudi Arabia

References

1. Maps (Map). Google Maps.
2. "Saudi Arabia: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Retrieved 27 August 2012.^{[dead link‍]}