Khatatba is a town in the Monufia Governorate in Lower Egypt, 43 kilometers north of the Egyptian capital Cairo. It is just above the Khatatba Canal which branches off the Nile River.
Khatatba | |
|---|---|
  Khatatba Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 30°21′N 30°49′E / 30.350°N 30.817°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Monufia Governorate |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
History
Historically, the town served the role of a departure point from Cairo to the desert. Khatatba is the site of the Monastery of Saint George or "Dair Mari Girgis." It provides the regional Coptic population as a center for retreats and religious meetings.[1]
Before he was President of Egypt, Gamal Abdel Nasser resided in Khatatba between 1923–24.[2] Khatatba was also the site of the British Army's 8th Armoured Brigade.
References
Bibliography
- Aburish, Said K. (2004), Nasser, the Last Arab, New York City: St. Martin's Press, ISBN 031228683X
- Meinardus, Otto Friedrich (2002), Two Thousand Years of Coptic Christianity, Cairo: American Univ in Cairo Press, ISBN 9774247574