Mavrochori, Drama

Mavrochori Μαυροχώρι
The ruins of the mosque in the village
Mavrochori
Coordinates: 41°30′N 24°7′E / 41.500°N 24.117°E / 41.500; 24.117Coordinates: 41°30′N 24°7′E / 41.500°N 24.117°E / 41.500; 24.117
Country	Greece
Administrative region	East Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unit	Drama
Municipality	Kato Nevrokopi
Elevation	1,245 m (4,085 ft)
Population (1940)
• Rural	87
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Mavrochori (Greek: Μαυροχώρι, Katharevousa Μαυροχώριον), until 1927 known as Tisova (Greek: Τίσοβα,Bulgarian: Тисово), is an abandoned village in the Drama regional unit, Greece. The settlement, which became part of the community of Mylopetra in 1931, was dissolved in 1940.

Mavrochori is situated in the Chech region on the South-Western slopes of the Rhodope Mountains, about 1,5 km south of the Pochan River near the border with Bulgaria. The nearest populated villages are Brashten and Tuhovishta in Bulgaria and Potamoi in Greece. The ruins of the village of Pochan are on the other side of the Pochan River. Mavrochori consists of two quarters - the newer Tsiropska and the older Parpelska where, according to one of the legends, Mehmed Sinap once lived. The main Roman road from Thrace to Thessaloniki passes through the Tsiropska quarter where a Roman bridge is to be found.

The village has been first mentioned in an Ottoman document from 1464-65 under the name Tisina with Papelova. Papelova or Papil later became integrated part of the village and the name evolved to Parpelska Mahala. In this document all inhabitants of the two villages are listed. The population consists of Muslims and non-Muslims. The Muslims are just one family where the non-Muslims are 31 households, 6 unmarried and 4 widows. The village is mentioned once again in 1478-79 as Tisova with non-Muslim population: 85 households, 6 unmarried and 4 widows. The village appears again in a registry from 1519 with 46 households, 9 unmarried and 5 widows. Tisovo is also mentioned in 1530 with its population consisting of both Muslims and non-Muslims. The Muslims are 2 households and 1 unmarried whereas the non-Muslims are 37 households, 6 unmarried and 4 widows. Tisovо is also mentioned in an Ottoman Jizya registry from the 13th of March 1660. The register lists the number of Jizya units for each village of the Nevrokop Wilayah whereas Mavrochori (Tisova) is listed as a village with 15 such. The village is mentioned again in 1723 with 16 Muslim households and a Mosque.