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Kwintshona-ntshona-ntshona ye- Saudi Arabia kukho ubunzima bezakhiwo zobudala - uMadain Salih. Imelela iindawo zokubhujiswa kwedolophu yaseNabataean yaseHegra, eyayiminyaka emininzi eyadlulayo yayiyinkampani yezorhwebo. Ngoku nje kuphela amangcwaba amaninzi kunye namaziko okungcwaba amatye afakazela ubukhulu bokuqala bokuhlala.
Imbali kaMadain Salih
Kwintshona-ntshona-ntshona ye- Saudi Arabia kukho ubunzima bezakhiwo zobudala - uMadain Salih. Imelela iindawo zokubhujiswa kwedolophu yaseNabataean yaseHegra, eyayiminyaka emininzi eyadlulayo yayiyinkampani yezorhwebo. Ngoku nje kuphela amangcwaba amaninzi kunye namaziko okungcwaba amatye afakazela ubukhulu bokuqala bokuhlala.
Imbali kaMadain Salih
Ngomhla weSixeko saseNabatiya saseHegra safika kwiminyaka eyi-200 BC kunye neminyaka eyi-200 yokuqala yexesha lethu. Kwakukuloo ndlela yeentlaba, elandela ivela eYiputa, eAsiriya, eAlesandriya naseFenike. Ngombulelo kumanzi amakhulu okugcina, ukuvuna okukhululekile kunye nokuzithengisa ukuthengiswa kweqhumiso kunye neziqholo, i-fortress uMadain Salih ngokukhawuleza yaba yimizi ecebile kakhulu eMpuma.
Ngekhulu le-1 AD yaba yinxalenye yoBukumkani baseRoma, emva koko kwaqala ukuhla. Ngethuba lolawulo lwama-Ottoman, loo mzi wahlutha kancane kancane ngenxa yemimoya kunye nesomiso kwaqala ukuwa.
Ngonyaka ka-2008, uMadin Salih wayengowokuqala kuzo zonke izikhumbuzo zezobugcisa zaseSaudi Arabia eziza kubalwa njengeSayithi leMveli ye-UNESCO, apho kubhalwe njenge-1293.
Izikhumbuzo eziyingqayizivele zeMadain Salih
Kulo barhwebi bezentengiso basuka kwiindawo ezahlukileyo zehlabathi, okungaqinisekiyo, zachaphazela ukubonakala kwazo. Ngoku uboleke ubuchule kunye nezinto ezinokuzakheka zingatholakala kwiindonga kunye neengqungquthela zamangcwaba. Ingqikithi, i-rock yamandulo yangcwatywa ngokususela emva kwenkulungwane ye-BC, kunye neendonga ezininzi, izakhiwo zokuhlala, iithempeli, iinqaba kunye nezakhiwo zemizi-mveliso zagcinwa eMadain Salikh. Iindonga zezakhiwo ezininzi zihlotshiswe ngeesithotyo, izixhobo kunye nezixhobo zerwala zexesha leDonabatean.
Ku-131 i-necropolis yasendulo kwimimandla kaMadain Salih eSaudi Arabia, kukho ezine:
- Jebel al-Mahyar, ehlotshiswe ngezinto ezincinci;
- Khazar al-Valad, equlethwe ngamangcwaba angama-31 amakhulu;
- I-Almintaqat C, equka amatye angama-19 angenayo imihlobiso;
- UJebel al-Hurayat, obonakaliswe ngobukhulu bayo obukhulu kunye nenani elikhulu lamangcwaba.
Udibaniso lweendlela ezahlukeneyo zobugcisa, iilwimi kunye nelungiselelo olukhethekileyo lenza ukuba indawo yokuhlala iqinisekiswe ngokungafani nezinye iidolophu zalo xesha. Akukho nto uMadain Salih abizwa ngokuba yi "Capital of Monuments" yaseSaudi Arabia.
Tyelela kuMadain Salih
Ukuze uqhelane nawo onke amatye angcwatyelwayo ahlala kwindawo yakudala, kufuneka ube nemvume ekhethekileyo. Kule nto, ukutyelela uMadain Salih kulula njengengxenye yamaqela okuhamba. Abakhenkethi bahamba bodwa, kufuneka uqhagamshelane nesikhokelo okanye iofisi yezokhenketho.
Ithuba elihle lokumazi uMadin Salih eSaudi Arabia livela ngoNovemba ukuya kuMatshi, kuba ngeli xesha ixesha elincinci liyasebenza. Unokumisa kwisixeko sase-Ula, ecaleni apho kukho izilwanyana eziselwandle ezinomdla.
Indlela yokufikelela kuMadain Salih?
Ukuze ubone ingqungquthela yezinto zakudala, kufuneka uqhube ukuya kutsho-ntshona-ntshona yobukumkani. Isikhumbuzo seMadain Salih sinamakhulu angama-900 ukusuka kwisikhululo saseSaudi Arabia kwiphondo lase-El Madina. Idolophu elisondeleyo kuyo i-Al-Ula, i-30 km ukuya ngasentshona-ntshona. Phantse i-200-400 km ukusuka kuyo yiMedina, iTabuk , Ixesha kunye neKhaibar.
Ukusuka eRiyad ukuya eMada'in Salih yindlela elula kakhulu yokubhabha, ehamba ngeentsuku ezimbini ngeveki. Iindwendwe zisebenza ngeenqwelo zeenqwelo zee-Saudia, Emirates naseGulf Air. Uhambo luhlala iiyure eziyi-1.5, kwaye ukusuka eMedina - imizuzu engama-45. I-moya e kufuphi kufuphi no-Ula. Ukulandela ukusuka kwindlela yendlela 375, unokuzifumana kwisakhiwo esakhiwe kwiimitha ezingama-40.