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.