El Battan is a town and commune in the Manouba Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 5,761.Attached to the governorate of Manouba, it is a municipality with 5,761 inhabitants in 2004 and the capital of a delegation of 17,321 inhabitants. El Batan is located at 36°48'13"N, 9°50'38"E, west of Tunis. 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.