Attari–Wagah border

E132104

India–Pakistan border crossing international border crossing tourist attraction

The Attari–Wagah border is the main road crossing and ceremonial frontier between India and Pakistan, famous for its daily flag-lowering ceremony.

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All labels observed (17)

Label	Occurrences
Attari–Wagah border canonical	7
Wagah	6
Wagah border	6
Wagah–Attari border	2
Wagah–Attari border ceremony	2
Attari border	1
Attari border area near India–Pakistan border	1
Attari–Wagah border ceremony	1
India–Pakistan joint border ceremony	1
Wagah Border (nearby)	1
Wagah border area	1
Wagah border ceremony	1
Wagah border crossing	1
Wagah border region	1
Wagah–Attari rail link	1
Wagah–Attari road is not on LoC	1
connects to Wagah border area	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1156423 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Attari–Wagah border
Context triple: [Amritsar, hasBorderCrossing, Attari–Wagah border]

A. India Gate
India Gate is a prominent war memorial in New Delhi, India, commemorating Indian soldiers who died in World War I and other conflicts.
B. Lahori Gate
Lahori Gate is the main western entrance of Delhi's historic Red Fort complex, notable for its imposing Mughal architecture and ceremonial significance.
C. Khunjerab Pass
Khunjerab Pass is a high-altitude mountain pass on the Pakistan–China border, known as one of the world’s highest paved international border crossings and a key segment of the Karakoram Highway.
D. Iran–Pakistan border
The Iran–Pakistan border is an international boundary in Southwest Asia separating Iran and Pakistan, running largely through remote desert and mountainous terrain including Pakistan’s Chagai District.
E. Torkham
Torkham is a major border town and key crossing point between Pakistan and Afghanistan, situated at the western end of the Khyber Pass.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Attari–Wagah border
Target entity description: The Attari–Wagah border is the main road crossing and ceremonial frontier between India and Pakistan, famous for its daily flag-lowering ceremony.

A. India Gate
India Gate is a prominent war memorial in New Delhi, India, commemorating Indian soldiers who died in World War I and other conflicts.
B. Lahori Gate
Lahori Gate is the main western entrance of Delhi's historic Red Fort complex, notable for its imposing Mughal architecture and ceremonial significance.
C. Khunjerab Pass
Khunjerab Pass is a high-altitude mountain pass on the Pakistan–China border, known as one of the world’s highest paved international border crossings and a key segment of the Karakoram Highway.
D. Iran–Pakistan border
The Iran–Pakistan border is an international boundary in Southwest Asia separating Iran and Pakistan, running largely through remote desert and mountainous terrain including Pakistan’s Chagai District.
E. Torkham
Torkham is a major border town and key crossing point between Pakistan and Afghanistan, situated at the western end of the Khyber Pass.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	India–Pakistan border crossing ⓘ international border crossing ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Attari border ⓘ linked to: Attari–Wagah border Wagah border ⓘ linked to: Attari–Wagah border
borderType	land border ⓘ
ceremonyFrequency	daily ⓘ
ceremonyKnownAs	Beating Retreat ceremony ⓘ
ceremonyPerformedBy	Border Security Force ⓘ Pakistan Rangers ⓘ
ceremonyStartTime	around sunset ⓘ
connects	Attari ⓘ India ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ Wagah ⓘ linked to: Attari–Wagah border
country	India ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ
distanceFromAmritsar	about 30 kilometres ⓘ
distanceFromLahore	about 24 kilometres ⓘ
flagLoweringInvolves	closing of border gates ⓘ lowering of national flags ⓘ synchronized marching ⓘ
hasCeremony	flag-lowering ceremony ⓘ
hasCustomsPost	yes ⓘ
hasFeature	flagpoles of India and Pakistan ⓘ gates on both sides ⓘ grandstands for spectators ⓘ
hasImmigrationPost	yes ⓘ
locatedIn	Punjab, India ⓘ linked to: Punjab Punjab, Pakistan ⓘ
locatedNear	Attari ⓘ Wagah ⓘ linked to: Attari–Wagah border
mainRoadCrossingBetween	India and Pakistan ⓘ
nearCity	Amritsar ⓘ Lahore ⓘ
onHighway	Grand Trunk Road ⓘ
onRoute	Amritsar–Lahore road ⓘ
openedForTrade	post-1947 period ⓘ
partOf	India–Pakistan border ⓘ
securityProvidedBy	Border Security Force of India ⓘ linked to: Border Security Force Pakistan Rangers of Pakistan ⓘ linked to: Pakistan Rangers
significance	major tourist destination ⓘ symbol of India–Pakistan relations ⓘ
spectatorCapacity	several thousand people ⓘ
timeZoneSideIndia	Indian Standard Time ⓘ
timeZoneSidePakistan	Pakistan Standard Time ⓘ
tourismPeak	national holidays of India and Pakistan ⓘ
usedFor	pedestrian crossing ⓘ road transport ⓘ

How these facts were elicited