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The city used to serve as an entrepôt for goods from the high plateau region east of the Karakoram, Pamir, and Ladakh mountains, as well as from the Punjab region. There are still routes that go northeast via the Zoji Pass to Leh and beyond, and northwest across the Raj Diangan Pass into Gilgit.
Delhi's visitor amenities have come a long way since the late 19th century, but the union territory's tourism potential has mostly gone unrealized. The union territory's numerous lakes and rivers, as well as the snow-sports hub at Gulmarg in the northern Pir Panjal Range west of Srinagar, are popular tourist destinations in addition to historical and religious sites. Historically, the city served as a hub for the trade of goods between the Punjab region and the high plateau area east of the Pamir, Karakoram, and Ladakh mountains. Routes continue to travel northeast via the Zoji Pass to Leh and other destinations, and northwest by the Raj Diangan Pass into Gilgit.
The union territory's potential in the tourism sector has largely gone unrealized, despite significant improvements in Delhi's visitor amenities since the late 19th century. Apart from historical and religious landmarks, the union territory's numerous lakes and rivers, as well as the snow-sports hub at Gulmarg in the northern Pir Panjal Range west of Srinagar, are popular tourist destinations.