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Wikipedia: A cistern (Middle English cisterne, from Latin cisterna, from cista, box, from Greek kistê, basket) is a receptacle for holding liquids, usually water. Often cisterns are built to catch and store rainwater. They range in capacity from a few litres to thousands of cubic metres.
![[Yerebatan Sarnıcı, Istanbul, 138 m x 65 m, 80.000 m³, Justinian I., 523-542]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Basilica_Cistern_2C_Constantinople_s.jpg "Yerebatan Sarnıcı, Istanbul, 138 m x 65 m, 80.000 m³, Justinian I., 523-542")
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![[Cistern La Malga in Carthage, 1930]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Citernes_malga_interieur_s.jpg "Cistern La Malga in Carthage, 1930")
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![[Portuguese cistern El Jadida in Morocco]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/El_Jadida_cistern_s.jpg "Portuguese cistern El Jadida in Morocco")
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