POMAKOCHORIA Pomakochoria are villages in the mountainous region of Rhodope with a predominantly Pomak population. In Greece, Pomakochoria can be found in the prefectures of Xanthi, Rhodope and Evros. Due to the mountainous nature of the region and the problems of minority education, the Pomakochoria are quite isolated and have preserved their picturesque character, the traditional architecture of the houses and the special culture of the Pomaks.                 Alleyway in the village of Oraio                                   The village of Ano Thermes In Xanthi, the municipality of Myki and the municipalities of Kotyli, Thermon and Satra consist exclusively of pomakochoria. Pomakochoria also exist in the north-eastern area of the municipality of Xanthi and in the northern area of the municipality of Seleros. The most representative villages are Kentauros, Glafki, Oraio, Kotyli, Satres and Thermes. Pomak language In most of the Pomak villages in the prefecture of Rhodope, the Pomak language is only spoken by the elderly and has been replaced by Turkish. In the Lonely Planet travel guide "Greece", the article about the Xanthi region states that the inhabitants in the Pomak villages speak three languages very well: Bulgarian, Turkish and Greek. The guide also points out that if you ask different people about the ethnic origin of these people, you will get different answers. In Greece, the Pomak language is considered linguistically close to Serbian and Bulgarian - it is considered a dialect of Bulgarian. In September 2010, a French television crew from the TF3 channel attempted to take footage from the village of Thermes in Xanthi as part of a video report on the Pomak villages in Thrace. During the filming, ethnic tensions arose when the word "Pomakos" was used. The inhabitants of the area resisted the filming by declaring themselves to be Turks.