Cisterns of La Malga
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The Cisterns of La Malga or Cisterns of La Mâalga are a group of cisterns, which are among the most visible features of the archaeological site of Carthage near Tunis, Tunisia. They are some of the best preserved Roman cisterns.
attractions: Byrsa Hill, Roman Theatre of Carthage, Carthage National Museum, Archaeological site of Carthage, Roman Amphitheatre of Carthage, Acropolium of Carthage, Amphitheater of Carthage, Mosque Malik ibn Anas Carthage, Baths of Gargilius, Zaghouan Aqueduct, restaurants: El fel
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The Cisterns of La Malga or Cisterns of La Mâalga are a group of cisterns, which are among the most visible features of the archaeological site of Carthage near Tunis, Tunisia. They are some of the best preserved Roman cisterns.
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This was my favourite site of ruins in the whole area because: 1) the magnitude of it - the cisterns are huge and relatively intact. The amount of water they held in their reservoir is incredible. 2) it is fairly unknown so you will be the only one around and can explore at your leisure. There’s only one cistern full of water, the others have been back filled, but it gives you a sense of the engineering that went into this site
David MaddisonDavid Maddison
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Really amazing site to see Roman architecture and how they managed water. There are several large cisterns built into a basin on the side of a hill. You can walk around the site and go below to see the cisterns and the flow of water. There is a cafe on site at this location. This site is walking distance to an old Roman amphitheatre.
John CostaJohn Costa
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What an incredible site! There are steps that actually take you down inside the cisterns, but by the time our group figured that out our tour bus was reloading to leave. Definitely take your time to explore the cisterns.
Lisa SkaleckiLisa Skalecki
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Les citernes de La Malga sont un ensemble de citernes figurant parmi certains des éléments les plus impressionnants du site archéologique de Carthage en Tunisie. Il s'agit de l'un des mieux conservés de l'époque romaine.. D'une capacité de 50 à 60 000 m3, les citernes étaient chargées de recevoir l'eau provenant d'une branche de l'aqueduc de Zaghouan mais dont le tracé précis reste à étudier ; elles étaient destinées à alimenter en eau la ville la plus importante de l'Afrique romaine au Haut-Empire, en particulier l'ensemble des thermes d'Antonin. Elles sont classées comme partie du site de Carthage sur la liste du patrimoine mondial de l'Unesco.
julien coqueretjulien coqueret
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Large site at the end of the Zaghouan aqueduct. The cisterns are huge and show the scale of the work needed to bring fresh water to Carthage. When you look at it and the distance to Zaghouan, it is mind-blowing
Dave TDave T
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Visited by accident and couldn't be more appropriated. A vast site that boosts your imagination. These are probably the most impressive water cisterns I have ever seen. Super impressive 👍
BARTOSZ RadojewskiBARTOSZ Radojewski
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