[2] 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.

Mavrochori consists of two quarters - the newer Tsiropska and the older Parpelska where, according to one of the legends, Mehmed Sinap once lived.

Papelova or Papil later became integrated part of the village and the name evolved to Parpelska Mahala.

[11] In his book Macedonia — ethnography and statistics published in 1900 Kanchov writes that the number of the inhabitants of Tisovo is 400 - all of them Bulgarian Muslims.

[12] At the end of the 19th century Mavrochori (Tisovo) is mentioned as a village with 162 male Pomak inhabitants and 50 houses by Stefan Verković.