Ruins of the large cistern system of Roman Carthage, photograph by Carole Raddato, Tunisia, 19 February, 2023.
The Cisterns of La Malga were a group of large cisterns constructed during the Roman period as a water supply for the city of Carthage, especially the Baths of Antoninus. The cisterns, with a capacity of 50,000–60,000 m3, received water from a branch of the Zaghouan Aqueduct.
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