El Battan is a town and commune in the Manouba Governorate, Tunisia.

The city is in the center of a large plain where intensive irrigation is practiced.

During the French protectorate, El Battan was a strategic location for the settlement of farmers.

A bridge of Roman origin allows travelers to cross the Medjerda.

Traditionally, washing and crushing of wool was practiced there, especially for the manufacture of the chechias.