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the ancient land of punt was no where near puntland state of somalia. it was between north somaliland, djibouti and Eritrea

should we sue them for use our name illegally

nah leave the dhabayaco rats to name themselves whatever sxb.... instead i think we should change our name from somaliland to another word, somaliland is a colonial relic that needs to be discarded into the history books not to also mention foreigners get confused when they see the names 'somaliland' and 'somalia' next to each other

Garowe — A 500-bed prison facility in the state capital of Garowe is on the verge of closure as electricity shortage reigns for day-to-day activities according to independent sources, Garowe Online

GO has learned that harsh economic conditions resulted in the suspension of electricity service that was provided with prison by local electric company.

Punt was probably a chain of different city states inhabited by similar people that traded with the Ancient Egyptians and these city states, from reliefs depicting the flora and fauna, we can point out a territory that stretches from the Eritrean-/Ethiopian highlands to the highlands of Somaliland. For instance the Hamadryas baboon, a sacred animal to the Egyptians, was imported from Punt. This animal only exists in Djibouti, Somaliland and Hawd within the context of what we would call Somali territories but it also exists in Eritrea and Ethiopia. Reliefs also show Teff, an indigenous plant to Eritrea/Ethiopia, as well as Frankincense and Myrrh which is dominated by Somaliland to this very day.

I remember reading a book a long time ago, I forgot its name, that described the voyages to Punt. One thing that struck me was their description of how ''low'' the heaven was, giving them a feeling of almost walking on clouds. A similar description was given a couple of thousands years later by Margaret Lawrence when she lived in Somaliland in the town of Sheikh from 1950-1952. She said ''the clouds sweep so low that you can walk through them.

Sheikh

Who gave the name Puntland, Siad barre during his reign?
The Italians?
Or was it an indigenous name for only that region by the people since since forever ?
I am actually just curious

Punt was probably a chain of different city states inhabited by similar people that traded with the Ancient Egyptians and these city states, from reliefs depicting the flora and fauna, we can point out a territory that stretches from the Eritrean-/Ethiopian highlands to the highlands of Somaliland. For instance the Hamadryas baboon, a sacred animal to the Egyptians, was imported from Punt. This animal only exists in Djibouti, Somaliland and Hawd within the context of what we would call Somali territories but it also exists in Eritrea and Ethiopia. Reliefs also show Teff, an indigenous plant to Eritrea/Ethiopia, as well as Frankincense and Myrrh which is dominated by Somaliland to this very day.

I remember reading a book a long time ago, I forgot its name, that described the voyages to Punt. One thing that struck me was their description of how ''low'' the heaven was, giving them a feeling of almost walking on clouds. A similar description was given a couple of thousands years later by Margaret Lawrence when she lived in Somaliland in the town of Sheikh from 1950-1952. She said ''the clouds sweep so low that you can walk through them.

Sheikh

Lol that also happens in the mountains regions of the Northwest and the Valleys (Awdal,Awbare etc,)

Since we're so high up.

Since when are Mosylon (Bosaso), Opone (xaafuun) and the other cities in the cape of spices located in your imaginary country? stop embarrassing yourself and read a damn book.




In ancient times, the Kingdom of Punt, which is believed by several Egyptologists to have been situated in the area of modern-day Somalia, had a steady trade link with the Ancient Egyptians and exported precious natural resources such as myrrh, frankincense and gum. This trade network continued all the way into the classical era. The city states of Mossylon, Opone, Mundus and Tabae in Somalia engaged in a lucrative trade network connecting Somali merchants with Phoenicia, Ptolemic Egypt, Greece, Parthian Persia, Saba, Nabataea and the Roman Empire. Somali sailors used the ancient Somali maritime vessel known as the beden to transport their cargo.

bugland is a tribal desert enclave that should cease to exist

Since when are Mosylon (Bosaso), Opone (xaafuun) and the other cities in the cape of spices located in your imaginary country? stop embarrassing yourself and read a damn book.




In ancient times, the Kingdom of Punt, which is believed by several Egyptologists to have been situated in the area of modern-day Somalia, had a steady trade link with the Ancient Egyptians and exported precious natural resources such as myrrh, frankincense and gum. This trade network continued all the way into the classical era. The city states of Mossylon, Opone, Mundus and Tabae in Somalia engaged in a lucrative trade network connecting Somali merchants with Phoenicia, Ptolemic Egypt, Greece, Parthian Persia, Saba, Nabataea and the Roman Empire. Somali sailors used the ancient Somali maritime vessel known as the beden to transport their cargo.

Those city states had a trade network with Ptolemaic Egypt and Ptolemaic Egypt is the Hellenistic dynasty starting with Alexander III of Macedon, in other words, it wasn't really Anicent Egypt because Ancient Egypt had been in the grave for atleast a thousand years when the Greeks took over.