After the annexation of Tibet by China the trading route to India became defunct.
Pokhara has become a major tourist hub of Nepal, more than making up for the loss of its trading importance. The city offers a combination of nature and culture with a distinct tourist district in the southern subdivisions of Baidam, Lakeside and Damside. Pokhara mostly known as starting and ending point for Annapurna treks.
Pokhara is quite a modern city with attractions in the town itself. Most interesting is the old centre in the north of the city (Purano bazar) where still many old shops and warehouses in the Newari style can be found.
On a hill overlooking Phewa Tal from the south is the World Peace Stupa (at 1,113 m) built in 1996 with a view of the lake, across the city and of the snow peaked mountain range consisting of namely, Fishtail, Annapurna, Dhaulagiri and Manslu Himals (mountains).
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