Wagah, also spelled Wagha or Wahga, is a village and union council located in the Wahga Zone near Lahore City District, Pakistan. 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. Wahga is situated 600 metres west of the border and lies on the historic Grand …Wagah, also spelled Wagha or Wahga, is a village and union council located in the Wahga Zone near Lahore City District, Pakistan. 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. Wahga is situated 600 metres west of the border and lies on the historic Grand Trunk Road between Lahore and Amritsar in India. The border is located 24 kilometres from Lahore and 32 kilometres from Amritsar. It is also 3 kilometres from the bordering village of Attari in India. The Wagah flag-lowering ceremony – by the border security personnel of India and Pakistan – has been taking place here every evening since 1959.
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