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Khatatba

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Khatatba
Khatatba is located in Egypt
Khatatba
Khatatba
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 30°21′N 30°49′E / 30.350°N 30.817°E / 30.350; 30.817
Country Egypt
GovernorateMonufia Governorate
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)+3

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

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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

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  1. ^ Meinardus, 2002, p.181.
  2. ^ Aburish, 2004, pp.12-13.

Bibliography

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  • 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