Kanem

Kanem may refer to:

Kanem Empire, (ca. 700 - 1376) was located in the present countries of Chad, Nigeria and Libya
Kanem-Bornu Empire, existed in modern Chad and Nigeria known to Arabian geographers from the 9th century AD onward and lasted as the independent kingdom of Bornu until 1900
Kanem Prefecture, of former prefectures of Chad
Kanem Region, a region of Chad created in 2002 from the former Prefecture of Kanem
Kanem Department, one of three departments which make up the Kanem Region in Chad
Kanem, a historic Chinese county which is now part of the Dongfang City in Hainan Province, China

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