Thakot
تاکوټ، تھاکوٹ | |
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Town and union council | |
 Indus River Thakot in 2019 | |
  Thakot Location in Pakistan | |
| Coordinates: 34°45′N 72°55′E / 34.750°N 72.917°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Battagram District |
| Region | Upper Pakhli |
| Elevation | 536 m (1,759 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Thakot or Takot (Urdu: تھاکوٹ; Pashto: تاکوټ) is a tribal town on the Indus River in Battagram District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is also one of twenty Union Councils of Battagram District, and one of twelve in Battagram Tehsil.[1]
It was a fully independent territory called Yaghistan during Khalsa and British rule, was ruled by the Khan of Thakot.[2] It joined Pakistan in 1955 when "Khan" acceded it to Pakistan.
Thakot is located midway between Battagram town in the south and Besham town (Shangla District) in the north, at a distance of about 30 km from both .
- ^ "Tehsils & Unions in the District of Battagram". National Reconstruction Bureau of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 2012-02-09.
- ^ "Black Mountain Expedition 1888". www.britishbattles.com. Retrieved 2024-11-05.