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So much so that the waterfall changes direction in some
seasons of the year. In winter, Muğla made its cold waters flow
towards Fethiye and in summer towards Gömbe. According to
rumors, the reason for this was because the shepherds did not
give a glass of cold water to Abdal Musa Sultan, one of the
famous saints of Anatolia.
The poet, thinker, Khorasan saint Abdal Musa Sultan trave-
led around the region to get to know the Teke Peninsula where
he settled. So much so that when he came to Fethiye, the Eren
was tired and asked the shepherds for a glass of water. But no
one gave him any water. Thereupon, Abdal Musa, who con-
tinued on his way, asked a shepherd for water on the Yumru
Mountain. This time, the request of the Eren is not turned down
and the shepherd goes and brings a bowl of water that he had
filled from the spring and gives it to him. When Abdal Musa,
who was praying here, asked the shepherds if they had any re-
quests, the shepherds, who did not know who the white-beard-
ed figure they were giving water to, complained, “This spring
quenches our thirst in summer. However, in winter, floods occur
and all our cultivated lands are damaged’. Thereupon, Abdal
Musa prayed to God, saying, “Let this spring go to Gömbe in
summer and to those who see a glass of water in winter.” Since
then, the Uçarsu Waterfall began to flow to Gömbe as of May 6,
Hıdrellez, and to Fethiye from October onwards.

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