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title: Cisterns of La Malga
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21015/cisterns-of-la-malga/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2025-09-23
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# Cisterns of La Malga

_Authored by Carole Raddato_

## Image File

[![Cisterns of La Malga](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21015.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21015.jpg)

## Image Caption

Ruins of the large cistern system of [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) [Carthage](https://www.worldhistory.org/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](https://www.worldhistory.org/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](https://www.worldhistory.org/aqueduct/).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2025, September 23). Cisterns of La Malga. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21015/cisterns-of-la-malga/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Cisterns of La Malga." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 23, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21015/cisterns-of-la-malga/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Cisterns of La Malga." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 Sep 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21015/cisterns-of-la-malga/>.

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