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Land of Punt
  • 2400 BC to 1069 BC
  • Ancient era

Land of Punt

Ancient trading confederation in the Horn of Africa (2500 BCE – 980 BCE)

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The Land of Punt (Egyptian: pwnt; alternate Egyptological readings Pwene(t) ) was an ancient kingdom known from Ancient Egyptian trade records. It produced and exported gold, aromatic resins, blackwood, ebony, ivory and wild animals. Recent evidence locates it in northwestern Eritrea. It is possible that it includes or corresponds to Opone, as later known by the ancient Greeks, while some biblical scholars have identified it with the biblical land of Put or Havilah.

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