The antique city of Ephesus had its water from a waterway extending 10 km long. It is also known that the area around the Arthemis Temple had its water through a reverse siphoning system. The antique city of Perge is also significant for its success in water storing and conveyance systems. The antique city used to have its water from two short cut but high capacity conveyance lines dating back to the 1 st and 2 nd centuries BC. five discrete water collection points, cisterns and canals for wastewater discharge constitute other antique water facilities of this city. Remaining from the 2 nd century BC the water conveying system in the antique city of Aspendos deserves to be called as one of the engineering marvels of antique times. The antique city of Side on the Mediterranean coast used Manavgat stream to solve its water problem. Water from this stream reached the antique city through a 30 km long canal (2 nd century BC). Monumental fountains in the city helped dwellers provide easily for their water needs. Among other antique dams in Anatolia, the first one of three dams constructed in Dara near Mardin during the reign of Justinianus (527-565) is known as the oldest arch-type dam in the world. As to the Löptüğün landfilled dam near Amasya, date is given as the Byzantine era.