It’s a region of Ancient Egypt, south of Egypt, around the Res Sea. It was a region for trade and commerce. Some attribute the region to modern day Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Yemen, but no one knows the precise location of the region.
Here’s an imaginative description of the region:
It seems to have been considered by them a most unique haven; an emporium of goods for both king and gods, and gradually acquired an air of fantasy, like that of Eldorado or Atlantis. For this reason, it was sometimes featured in narrative tales such as the Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor.
For more on the region of Punt, visit Tour Egypt: http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/punt.htm
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