Thakot or Takot (Urdu: تھاکوٹ; Pashto: تاکوټ) is a tribal town on the Indus River in Battagram District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

A large number of people from Battagram district came and wore the turban of being a Khan to each of Chief of Thakot throughout the history.

Initially, the rulers used the title of "Shah" or "Malak" which were later changed to "Khan".

The Khan family speaks Pashto as their mother tongue.

● Khan XIII  : Bakht Nawaz Khan Arghushal (2022 -Present) bin Alam Zeb Khan With a mild and generally warm and temperate climate, Thakot features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen climate classification.