Wagah Border Lahore

Wahga (Urdu: واہگہ) or Wagha is a village located in the Wahga Zone of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The Wagah town is famous for the Flag Ceremony and also serves as a goods transit terminal and a railway station between Pakistan and India. There is patriotic fervour in the air as people start singing the National Anthem and applauding the ceremony. Wahga is situated 600 metres (2,000 ft) west of the border and lies on the historic Grand Trunk Road between Lahore in Pakistan and Amritsar in India. The border is located 24 kilometres (15 mi) from Lahore, Pakistan and 32 kilometres (20 mi) from Amritsar, India. It is also 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the bordering village of Attari. The Wagah ceremony takes place every evening.

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