Mavrovouni, Ioannina
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Mavrovouni | |
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  Mavrovouni | |
| Coordinates: 39°57′4″N 20°36′56″E / 39.95111°N 20.61556°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Epirus |
| Regional unit | Ioannina |
| Municipality | Pogoni |
| Municipal unit | Kalpaki |
| Elevation | 621 m (2,037 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 19 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Mavrovouni (Greek: Μαυροβούνι) is a settlement in Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Traditionally, the village was part of the Zagori region until the construction of the Ioannina–Konitsa road.[2][3]
The local placename Mavrovouni is a composition of the Greek adjective mavros meaning 'black' and the noun vouno 'mountain', rendered as -vouni in the toponym.[3] Linguist Kostas Oikonomou states it should be considered a translation of the Turkish form Karadai, from the Turkish kara meaning 'black' and the noun dağ 'mountain'.[3] The form Karadai is not recorded and preserved in oral tradition among the village's inhabitants and residents of neighboring communities.[3]
History
In 1706, some of Mavrovouni's fertile lands were forcefully confiscated by Alizot Pasha who established the village of Alizot Tsiflik (modern Geroplatanos).[4]