Chamanene (Ancient Greek: Χαμμανηνή) was an area in central Turkey during the Roman Empire, that adjoined Galatia to the north and west.W. M. Ramsay, The Historical Geography of Asia Minor (Cambridge University Press, 2010) p300. The area is referred to by Ptolemy,Conrad Mannert: Geography of the Greeks and Romans: Asia Minor. Vol. 6, vol. 2, (Nuremberg, 1801), p. 249. Strabo and Basil of Caesarea.Basil of Caesarea. letter 83. It also appears on Peutinger Table.
The district may have had its origins as a prefecture created by Archeläus of Cappadocia during Hellenistic timesStrabo, Geography 12.1.4. Théodore Reinach: Mithridates Eupator, King of Pontus. With corrections and supplements of the author, German by A. Goetz, (Leipzig, 1895). (Reprint: Hildesheim 1975. , p.217 f.)Julius Billerbeck: Handbook of ancient geography. To use for schools and to look up in the preparation for the classical writers. (Leipzig, Hahn, 1826), p. 102.AD Mordtmann: About the altphrygische language. In: Proceedings of the Royal Bavarian Academy of Sciences. 1862, vol. 1, pp. 12 ff., 36. and give its name to the modern district of Kaman..Sevan Nişanyan: Adini unutan Ülke. Türkiye'de Adı Değiştirilen Yerler Sözlüğü. 1st edition. Everest Yayınları, İstanbul 2010 , S. 202ndDH French: A Study of Roman Roads in Anatolia :. Principles and Methods. In: Anatolian Studies. 24, 1974, pp. 143-149, p. 148.
Towns in the district included: Parassos Therma (Turkey) (or Justinapolis) Andrapa Galea or Gadia (Turkey) Zama (Turkey) Doara
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