Khatatba is a town in the Monufia Governorate in Lower Egypt, 43 kilometers north of the Egyptian capital Cairo.

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.