Attari–Wagah border
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The Attari–Wagah border is the main road crossing and ceremonial frontier between India and Pakistan, famous for its daily flag-lowering ceremony.
All labels observed (13)
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]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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–Wagah border
ⓘ
surface form:
Attari border
Attari–Wagah border ⓘ
surface form:
Wagah border
|
| borderType | land border ⓘ |
| ceremonyFrequency | daily ⓘ |
| ceremonyKnownAs | Beating Retreat ceremony ⓘ |
| ceremonyPerformedBy |
Border Security Force
ⓘ
Pakistan Rangers ⓘ |
| ceremonyStartTime | around sunset ⓘ |
| connects |
Attari
ⓘ
India ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ Attari–Wagah border self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Wagah
|
| 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
ⓘ
surface form:
Punjab, India
Punjab, Pakistan ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Attari
ⓘ
Attari–Wagah border self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Wagah
|
| 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
ⓘ
surface form:
Border Security Force of India
Pakistan Rangers ⓘ
surface form:
Pakistan Rangers of Pakistan
|
| 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
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Input
Subject: Attari–Wagah border Description of subject: The Attari–Wagah border is the main road crossing and ceremonial frontier between India and Pakistan, famous for its daily flag-lowering ceremony.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Wagah–Attari border ceremony
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Wagah border
this entity surface form:
Wagah–Attari border
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Wagah
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Wagah
this entity surface form:
Wagah border
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Attari border
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Wagah border region
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Wagah–Attari rail link
this entity surface form:
Wagah border
this entity surface form:
Wagah border
this entity surface form:
Wagah–Attari border ceremony
this entity surface form:
Wagah border crossing
this entity surface form:
Wagah border ceremony
this entity surface form:
Wagah border
this entity surface form:
Wagah–Attari border
this entity surface form:
India–Pakistan joint border ceremony
this entity surface form:
Wagah border