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| name = Munabao<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Rajasthan, India<br />
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| subdivision_name = {{flagu|India}}<br />
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Rajasthan]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts in India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Barmer district|Barmer]]<br />
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| elevation_m = 71<br />
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'''Munabao''' is a village in the [[Barmer district]] in [[Rajasthan]] in India [[India–Pakistan border|bordering Pakistan]]. It is one of the designated border crossing between two nations, where a daily [[beating retreat]] [[Borders_of_India#Ceremonies|border ceremony]] is held. Munabao is served by the [[Munabao railway station]] on [[Marwar Junction–Munabao line]], through which once-a-week [[Thar Express]] train runs between India (from [[Bhagat Ki Kothi]] near [[Jodhpur]]) and Pakistan ([[Karachi]] in [[Sindh]]), which passes through Munabao on India side, {{stnlnk|Zero Point}} border station, [[Khokhrapar]] on Pakistan side.<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/article931198.ece</ref> <br />
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It is 125 km west of district headquarter Barmer, 177 km southwest of [[Jaisalmer]], 660 km west of state capital [[Jaipur]], 931 km from national capital [[Delhi]]. Just across the border is [[Khokhrapar]] village in Pakistan, which is 141 km north of district HQ [[Tharparkar]] and 370 km northeast of [[Sindh]] state's capital Karachi. <br />
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== Transport ==<br />
Since 2006 a train service has been running once-a-week between [[Bhagat Ki Kothi]] near [[Jodhpur]] and [[Karachi]], Pakistan, which passes through Munabao on India side, {{stnlnk|Zero Point}} border station, [[Khokhrapar]] on Pakistan side. This train is known as the [[Thar Express]].<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/article931198.ece</ref> It is the second active rail connection between India and Pakistan after the [[Wagah]] link in [[Punjab]]. Thar link express was extended for 3 years period from 1 February 2018 to 31 January 2021.<br />
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There is also a passenger train between Munabao and [[Barmer, Rajasthan|Barmer]].<br />
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== Munbao-Khokhrapar border ceremony ==<br />
{{anchor | Ceremony | Border ceremony | Munabao-Khokhrapar border ceremony}}<br />
{{see also| Borders of India | Borders_of_India#Beating retreat | l2= Border ceremonies | Indo-Pakistani border | Wagah-Attari border ceremony}}<br />
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It is one of the [[Borders_of_India#Beating retreat|designated site]] where India-Pakistan jointly host a [[beating retreat]] flag ceremony every day at 6 pm which is open for the public and tourists for the viewing. This ceremony is similar to the more popular [[Wagah-Attari border ceremony]] held near [[Amritsar]].<ref name=cer1>[https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/indo-pak-border-839044-2016-10-10 5 crossing points in India: All you need to know], India Today, 10 OCt 2016.</ref><ref name=cer2>[https://changing-guard.com/changing-guard-worldwide/wagah-india.html Beating Retreat Wagah India], CHanging Guards, accessed 8 July 2021.</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Attari]]<br />
* [[Hussainiwala]]<br />
* [[India–Pakistan border]]<br />
* [[Borders of India]] <br />
* [[North Western Railway zone]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/24/Munaba.html Munaba, India Page]<br />
* [http://ourvillageindia.org/Place.aspx?PID=455645 Munaaba VILLAGE]<br />
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{{Barmer district}}<br />
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[[Category:India–Pakistan border crossings]]<br />
[[Category:Villages in Barmer district]]<br />
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