Al-Ghat (Arabic: El-Gh'at الغاط') or Elghat "Alghat" is a small town in Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia. It is located 230 kilometres (140 mi) by road northwest of Riyadh. As of the 2016 census it had a population of 16500 people. A joint Saudi-Belgian Mission (2013–14) confirmed the archaeological, epigraphic and historic high potential of the Al-Ghat region.