Wagah

Wagah واگھا واہگہ
Union Council of Pakistan
Wahga
The evening flag lowering ceremony at the Pakistan–India international border near Wagah
Location of Wagah
Wagah Location in Pakistan
Coordinates: 31°36′17″N 74°34′23″E / 31.60472°N 74.57306°E / 31.60472; 74.57306
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 (Punjabi: واگھا; Urdu: واہگہ), 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.