Akoursos

Akoursos () is a village in the Paphos District of Cyprus, located 3 km south of Kathikas. Akoursos is located at 410 metres above sea level. It receives approximately 650 mm of rainfall annually.

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Settlement.official_name: Akoursos
Settlement.native_name: Ακουρσός
Settlement.image_skyline: PaphosDistrictAkoursos.png
Settlement.image_caption: Map of Akoursos in Paphos district.
Settlement.pushpin_map: Cyprus
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Cyprus
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Paphos District
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial Metric
Settlement.population_as_of: 2001
Settlement.population_total: 38
Settlement.timezone: EET
Settlement.utc_offset: +2
Settlement.timezone_DST: EEST

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Ακουρσός
Population: 38
Area: 8.22677
Elevation: 455

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postal code: 8572
Commons category: Akoursos
native label: Ακουρσός

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Akoursos () is a village in the Paphos District of Cyprus, located 3 km south of Kathikas. Akoursos is located at 410 metres above sea level. It receives approximately 650 mm of rainfall annually.

== Naming == The name of the village means the “running water” in the Turkish language (Akarsu), and is a product of paraphrasing by the locals in 1958.