Khatatba
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| Country | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt |
| Governorate | Monufia Governorate |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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.
History
[edit | edit source]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.
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