Pushpin Map: | Saudi Arabia |
Coordinates: | 26.0267°N 44.9608°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Saudi Arabia |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Riyadh Province |
Population Total: | 16500 |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | AST |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Timezone Dst: | AST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Al-Ghat (Arabic: الغاط), also Alghat, El-Ghat or Elghat, is a small town in Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia. It is located 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.