Al-Ghat | |
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| Coordinates: 26°1′36″N 44°57′39″E / 26.02667°N 44.96083°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.
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- ^ "Saudi Arabia: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Retrieved 27 August 2012.[dead link]