The Nilufer or Niloufer River is a river in Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

. From its source near the Uludağ

Uludag

Uludağ , the ancient Mysian Olympus, is a mountain in Bursa Province, Turkey, with an altitude of . It is a popular center for winter sports such as skiing, and a national park of rich flora and fauna...

 (the classical Mysian Olympus) and flowing past Bursa, the river tends to the northwest along its course of 203 km.

The Nilufer was the classical Odrysses . Its plain was known as Mygdonia and formed the Persian satrapy of Dascylium. It formerly flowed into the Rhyndacus but now joins the Simav

Simav

Simav is a town and a district of Kütahya Province in the Aegean region of Turkey. The town is located on the Simav River.-External links:* * * *...

 (ancient Macestos) north of Karacabey

Karacabey

For the horse breed, see Karacabey .Karacabey is a town and district of Bursa Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. It is located just west of the Simav River near its confluence with the ....

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In Turkish, nilüfer means "water lily

Water lily

The phrase "water lily" is used to describe aquatic plants of the following families, which have lily pads:* Nymphaeaceae* Nelumbonaceae , also called "lotus"Water lily may also refer to:...

." The river may have been renamed for the flowers or for Nilüfer Hatun

Nilüfer Hatun

Nilüfer was a Valide Sultan; the wife of Orhan I, the second sultan of the Ottoman Empire. She was mother of the next sultan, Murad I. Her other son was Kasim...

, a wife of the Ottoman sultan Orhan I

Orhan I

Orhan I or Orhan Bey was the second bey of the nascent Ottoman Empire from 1326 to 1359...

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Today, the Doğancı-1 Dam

Doğancı-1 Dam

Doğancı-1 Dam is a dam in Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works.-References:*, State Hydraulic Works , Retrieved December 16, 2009...

crosses it.