Kanem

Kanem may refer to:
 * 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