| Official Name: | Arbaouet |
| Settlement Type: | Commune and town |
| Pushpin Map: | Algeria |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Algeria |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | El Bayadh Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh District |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2008[1] |
| Population Total: | 4321 |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Coordinates: | 33.0883°N 0.5811°W |
Arbaouet is a town and commune in El Bayadh Province, Algeria. It had a population of 4,321 in 2008.
Arbaouet is located near the Saharan Atlas Mountains, at an elevation of about 1000 m (3280 ft), about 75 km (45 mi) southwest of El Bayadh.
Arbaouet has a cold desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWk). The average temperature is around 17.2°C (63°F), and the annual rainfall is approximately 135 mm.[2]
Arbaouet has been inhabited since at least the 17th century, as shown by the Arbaouet ksar, one of the oldest in the region, which supposedly dates back over a thousand years.[3]
According to some sources, a man named Mamaar Sidi Belalia journeyed from Tunis to propagate Sunni doctrine, and called the region Arbaouet.