Looking Back in Time<\/strong><\/p>\n The city of Pokhara is as old as the 17th<\/sup> century!\u00a0It belonged to the Kingdom of Kaski (one of the 24 kingdoms of Nepal) and later came under the control of one of Shah dynasty\u2019s branches.<\/p>\n Pokhara was annexed into Prithvi Narayan Shah\u2019s kingdom in 1976.<\/p>\n Later in the mid-18th century, the King of Kaski wanted to make Pokhara a commercial center and invited the Newars of Bhaktapur to settle along the main business<\/a> spots of the area such as Bindhyabasini temple, Nalakomukh and Bhairab Tole.<\/p>\n During that time, Pokhara was home to the Khas community who inhabited major cities of modern Pokhara and the Majhi community around the Phewa Tal.<\/p>\n The city of Pokhara was accessible only through foot until the late 1960s and was deemed even more mystical than Kathmandu.<\/p>\n![\"Prithvi](\"https:\/\/www.nepalisansar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/prithvi-narayan-shah-nepal.jpg\" "\\"Prithvi")
<\/p>\nTop 21 Tourist Attractions in Pokhara – Video<\/h2>\n