Kato Akourdhalia (Greek: Κάτω Ακουρδάλια) (alternative spellings are Kato Akourdalia or Kato Akourdaleia) is a village in the Paphos District of Cyprus, located 2 km northwest of Miliou. The name 'Akourdhalia' has several purported roots. The first is from the French 'a cour de l'eau', meaning "in the course of the water", or 'Au cœur de l'eau' meaning 'in the heart of water' or 'à cœur de lion', meaning "with a lion's heart", which hearkens back to the time of the Kingdom of Cyprus where Provençal was spoken as well as Cypriot Greek. Another interpretation refers to the local dialect word 'korda', that has two possible meanings. The first is the long strong rope made in the village and the second, for wild garlic which grows in abundance in the surrounding fields. Nearchos Klerides, who e