Katia is located in the Egyptian Sinai Desert. In 1916, the Battle of Katia was fought there between the forces of the British Empire defending the Suez Canal and the invading Ottoman Turkish Empire.

Katia in the Sinai Desert

30°58′00″N 32°45′00″E / 30.96667°N 32.75000°E / 30.96667; 32.75000