Wagah
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| Wahga | |
 The evening flag lowering ceremony at the Pakistan–India international border near Wagah | |
.png) Location of Wagah | |
  Wagah Location in Pakistan  Wagah Wagah (Pakistan) | |
| Coordinates: 31°36′17″N 74°34′23″E / 31.60472°N 74.57306°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| District | Lahore |
| Zone | Wahga |
| Union Council | 181 |
| Population | |
| • Total | Cantonment village: 26,900 Municipal corporate council: 560,968 Border: 230,008 |
| Time zone | UTC+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.
- ^ The Punjab Gazette
- ^ "Mixed feelings on India-Pakistan border". BBC News. 14 August 2007.