Wagah Border Lahore

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Wagah (Punjabi (Gurmukhi): ਵਾਘਾ, Hindi: वाघा, Urdu: واہگہ‎) is the only road border crossing between Pakistan and India,[1] and lies on theGrand Trunk Road between the cities of Amritsar, Punjab, India and Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.

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Wagah, named Wahga in Pakistan, is a village through which the controversial Radcliffe Line, the boundary demarcation line dividing Indiaand Pakistan upon the Partition of India, was drawn.[2] The village was divided by independence in 1947. Today, the eastern half of the village remains in the Republic of India while the western half is in Pakistan.
It is particularly known for the elaborate Wagah border ceremony that happens at the border gate before sunset each day.[2] 
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English: Audience at Wagah border crossing, 2008
 
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English: Pakistan side of the Wagah Border
 
Pakistani soldiers at Wagah border
 
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Porters carrying goods across Wagah border
 
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