Shahhat or Shahat is a town in the District of Jabal al Akhdar in northeastern Libya. It is located 24 km (15 mi) east of Bayda.

Jabal al Akhdar or The Green Mountain is one of the districts of Libya. It lies in the north east of the country. The capital is Bayda. In its territory, close to the city of Shahhat, can be found the remains of the old Greek colony of Cyrene, and the neighbouring city of Apollonia, a major port in the Mediterranean Sea in antiquity. On land, it borders Derna in east, Al Wahat in south and Marj in west.