Katakekaumene or Catacecaumene () was a name for a district in Lydia (modern western Turkey), and a union of ten cities in the area, during the Hellenistic and Roman periods.
The name means "burnt land" or "burnt country", referring to the pitch-black color of the lava and the dormant volcanic belt of Kula, which was first described by Strabo. The American Journal of Science, Volume 38 (Kline Geology Laboratory, Yale University., 1840 ) p207. Strabo reported that a place named Katakekaumene was the site of the mythological battle between Zeus and the giant Typhon.Strabo, Geographica, 12.8.19.
Decapolis Cities of the ancient decapolis included: Satala in Lydia Maionia in Lydia Tabala in Lydia Bagis Silandos Setae Daldis Philadelphia in Lydia Philadelphia in Lydia. Apollonos-Hieron Mesotimolos or GordosW. M. Ramsay, The Historical Geography of Asia Minor (Cambridge University Press, 24 Jun. 2010 ) p132.
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