Wagah (واہگہ)

Overview:

wagah is a village and union council (UC 181) located in the wagah zone of Lahore , punjab pakistan. The town is famous for the wagah border cermony and also serves as a goods transit terminal and a railway sstation between Pakistan and India. Wagah is situated 600 metres east of the border and lies on the historic Grand trunck 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

Border crossing :

The border crossing draws its name from Wahga village, near which the Redcliffe Line, the boundary Demarcation Line dividing India and Pakistan upon the Partition of british india, was drawn.At the time of independence in 1947, migrants from India entered Pakistan through this border crossing. The Wagah railway station is 400 metres to the south and 100 metres from the border.

Wagah flag :

Following India’s erection of a 360ft (110m) flagpole on their side of the border in Attari in August 2017, a 400ft (122m) flag was installed on the Wagah side. The flagpole in Wagah is considered the tallest in South Asia. The pole in Attari is the largest in India.