In many regions of Asia Minor, Greek populations have lived since ancient times, mainly along the coasts but also inland. One of these regions is Cappadocia, which, along with its capital Caesarea, flourished during the Byzantine period.

After the unfortunate war of 1922, on January 30, 1923, the Greco-Turkish Convention on the Exchange of Populations was signed. One of the regions with a Greek population required to leave their homes was Cappadocia. The relocation of the inhabitants began in the summer of 1924 and, until their final settlement (after various hardships) in Epirus, lasted approximately four months.

A portion of them, unable to live in the place of initial settlement, left after two years and relocated to the plains of Almyros. They were all from the village of Tsarikli. In their new settlement area, they established two villages close to each other: Argillochori and Mavrolofos.

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Today, Argillochori belongs to the Municipality of Almyros, with a population of 66 inhabitants, while a large part of its population now resides in Almyros and Efxeinoupoli.