The Land of Punt, also called "Pwenet" by the ancient Egyptians, is a trading partner known for producing and exporting gold, aromatic resins, African blackwood, ebony, ivory, slaves and wild animals.
Information about Punt has been found in ancient Egyptian records of trade missions to this region.At times Punt is referred to as Ta netjer, the "land of the god".The exact location of Punt remains a mystery.
Most scholars today believe Punt was located to the south-east of Egypt, most likely on the littoral of the Horn of Africa in what is today Puntland in northern Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea and the Red Sea coast of Sudan.
However, some scholars point instead to a range of ancient inscriptions which locate Punt in the Arabian Peninsula.
