Wagah

Wagah
  • واگھا
  • واہگہ
Wahga
The evening flag lowering ceremony at the Pakistan–India international border near Wagah
The evening flag lowering ceremony at the Pakistan–India international border near Wagah
Location of Wagah
Location of Wagah
Wagah is located in Punjab, Pakistan
Wagah
Wagah
Location in Pakistan
Wagah is located in Pakistan
Wagah
Wagah
Wagah (Pakistan)
Coordinates: 31°36′17″N 74°34′23″E / 31.60472°N 74.57306°E / 31.60472; 74.57306
Country Pakistan
DistrictLahore
ZoneWahga
Union Council181
Population
 • TotalCantonment village: 26,900
Municipal corporate council: 560,968
Border: 230,008
Time zoneUTC+5 (PKT)

Wagah (/wɑːˈɡə/; Punjabi: واگھا [ʋäː˦ˈgä]; Urdu: واہگہ [ˈwɑːɦˌgɑː]), also spelled Wagha, is a village and union council (UC 181) located in the Wahga Zone near Lahore City District, Pakistan.[1] The town is famous for the Wagah border ceremony and also serves as a goods transit terminal and a railway station between Pakistan and India.[2] Wahga is situated 600 metres (2,000 ft) west of the border and lies on the historic Grand Trunk Road between Lahore and Amritsar in India. The border is located 24 kilometres (15 mi) from Lahore and 32 kilometres (20 mi) from Amritsar. It is also 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the bordering village of Attari, India. The Wagah ceremony takes place every evening.

  1. ^ The Punjab Gazette
  2. ^ "Mixed feelings on India-Pakistan border". BBC News. 14 August 2007.