Thakot

Thakot تاکوټ، تھاکوٹ
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 / 34.750; 72.917
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] 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 .