| Olot | |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Uzbekistan |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uzbekistan |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Uzbekistan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Bukhara Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Olot District |
| Established Title: | Town status |
| Established Date: | 1982 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 13200 |
| Timezone: | UZT |
| Utc Offset: | +5 |
| Coordinates: | 39.4167°N 111°W |
Olot (Uzbek: Olot, Russian: Алат|Alat) is a city and seat of Olot District in Bukhara Region in Uzbekistan.[1] Its population was 8,857 in 1989,[2] and 13,200 in 2016.[3]
The etymology of the name comes from the Turkic tribe Alat or Ala-at, also known in Arabic and Persian as Khalaj, and in Chinese as Boma, Hela, and Heloγ, all with a meaning "piebald horse". During the Middle Age, Alats played a prominent role in the history of southern Uzbekistan, Khorasan (Kalat), Persia and Afghanistan (Khalaj).