Nilüfer

Nilüfer is a district of Bursa Province of Turkey. It was established in 1987. It is the one of three central districts of Bursa Province. The others are Osmangazi and Yıldırım. It is established as the main residential development area of Bursa in order to meet the housing needs of Bursa. The name of the district comes from Nilüfer River that passes through the district. Besides that also the name of the river comes from Nilüfer Hatun. According to traditional stories, Nilüfer Hatun ordered the building of a bridge over a river in Bursa and after the completion of bridge, both the river and the bridge were named "Nilüfer". Nilüfer district hosting the first settlement in Bursa Region as per some researchers, bears the traces of both...