Thakot
Thakot
تاکوټ، تھاکوٹ | |
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Town and union council | |
UTC+5 (PST ) |
Thakot or Takot (
Royal Khans of Thakot
The "Khans of Thakot" also known as "Chief of Thakot Valley" belongs to the Arghushal family of the Swati tribe. A large number of people from Battagram district came and wore the turban of being a Khan to each of Khans of Thakot throughout the history.
- Khan I: Khan Abdul Qadir Khan Arghushal
- Khan II: Khan Baradar Khan Arghushal bin Abdul Qadir Khan
- Khan III: Jan Muhammad Khan Arghushal bin Baradar Khan
- Khan IV: Aurangzeb Khan Arghushal bin Jan Muhammad Khan
- Khan V : Alam Zeb Khan Arghushal bin Jan Muhammad Khan
● Khan VI : Bakht Nawaz Khan Arghsuhal bin Alam Zeb Khan
Climate
With a mild and generally warm and temperate climate, Thakot features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen climate classification. The average temperature in Thakot is 21.1 °C, while the annual precipitation averages 896 mm. Even in the driest months, there is a lot of precipitation. November is the driest month with 19 mm of precipitation, while August, the wettest month, has an average precipitation of 157 mm.
June is the hottest month of the year with an average temperature of 31.1 °C. The coldest month January has an average temperature of 9.5 °C.
Climate data for Thakot | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.7 (60.3) |
18.2 (64.8) |
23.2 (73.8) |
28.3 (82.9) |
33.9 (93.0) |
39.1 (102.4) |
37.1 (98.8) |
35.3 (95.5) |
34.0 (93.2) |
30.2 (86.4) |
24.2 (75.6) |
17.9 (64.2) |
28.1 (82.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.5 (49.1) |
12.0 (53.6) |
16.6 (61.9) |
21.4 (70.5) |
26.3 (79.3) |
31.3 (88.3) |
30.7 (87.3) |
29.3 (84.7) |
27.1 (80.8) |
22.1 (71.8) |
16.2 (61.2) |
11.1 (52.0) |
21.1 (70.0) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.3 (37.9) |
5.9 (42.6) |
10.0 (50.0) |
14.5 (58.1) |
18.8 (65.8) |
23.5 (74.3) |
24.3 (75.7) |
23.4 (74.1) |
20.3 (68.5) |
14.1 (57.4) |
8.3 (46.9) |
4.4 (39.9) |
14.2 (57.6) |
Source: Climate-Data.org[2] |
Demography
Most of the people living here belong to the Swati tribe. Mangian families also live in Thakot. The people of Thakot speak Pashto natively as well as Urdu but the educated people also know English.
Hydro
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References
- ^ "Tehsils & Unions in the District of Battagram". National Reconstruction Bureau of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 2012-02-09.
- ^ "Climate: Thakot - Climate-Data.org". Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ Six power projects: Pakistan seeks Russian investment prior to Putin’s visit
34°45′0″N 72°55′0″E / 34.75000°N 72.91667°E