Attari, also spelled Atari, is a village of Amritsar district in the Punjab state of India, 3 km from the Indo-Pakistani border at Wagah. It is situated 25 km west of the Sikh holy city of Amritsar, and is the last Indian station on the rail route connecting Lahore, Pakistan with the Indian capital Delhi. Attari village was the native village of Sardar Sham Singh Attariwala, one of the generals in the Army of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
Attari railway station, looking towards Pakistan, with goods custom depot (left)
Attari Border
The India–Pakistan, Indo–Pakistani or Pakistani-Indian border is the international boundary that separates the nations of the Republic of India and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. At its northern end is the Line of Control, which separates Indian-administered Kashmir from Pakistani-administered Kashmir; and at its southern end is Sir Creek, a tidal estuary in the Rann of Kutch between the Indian state of Gujarat and the Pakistani province of Sindh.
Nighttime panorama from outer space showing the border's span from the Arabian Sea to the foothills of the Himalayas
Wagah border ceremony, 2015.
"Baba Chamliyal Mela" traditional celebration at the India–Pakistan border near Ramgarh, 45 km (28 mi) from Jammu, where both Indians and Pakistanis take part in the festivities.
Evening Wagah–Attari border ceremony, as seen from the Pakistan`s side.
