The La Malga cisterns at Carthage, Tunisia. Artist: Samuel Magal

The La Malga cisterns at Carthage, Tunisia. Artist: Samuel Magal

2-368-766 - Samuel Magal/Sites & Photos/Heritage Images

The La Malga cisterns at Carthage, Tunisia. The La Malga cisterns were built by the Romans to store water brought from the Zaghouan hills in an aqueduct 132km/82mi long. Only 15 of the original 24 cisterns are now left, each 95m/312ft long, 12.5m/41ft wide and 11.50m/38ft high.


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People Information

Creator
  1. Samuel Magal, attributed to: : Photographer, head researcher and archivist of Sites and Photos

Medium
  1. Photograph

Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe Greece

  1. 39 00 00 N , 022 00 00 E

World Africa

  1. 02 23 00 N , 016 04 00 E

World Africa Tunisia

  1. 34 00 00 N , 009 00 00 E

World Africa Tunisia Tunis Carthage

  1. 36 51 00 N , 010 20 00 E

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Locations & Buildings Archaeological Sites

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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5129x3419
File Size : 51,376kb


Aliases

  1. R70020142
  1. 0740000242
  1. 2-368-766
  1. 2368766
  1. R70020142


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