Njengoba ngangihamba emigwaqweni ephilayo yaseManama, ngakhangwa ngokushesha inhlanganisela ethakazelisayo yomlando ocebile wedolobha kanye nesimilo salo esishukumisayo, nesimanje. IManama, idolobha eligcwele izinto eziningi, liheha izivakashi emhlabeni wonke, ezimagange ukucwila ezintweni zalo eziyingqayizivele. Kusukela ekujuleni kumasayithi omlando kuya ekutholeni ukuphila kwasebusuku okunamandla kwedolobha, Manama inikeza izinhlobonhlobo zokuhlangenwe nakho. Asithathe uhambo sidabule leli dolobha elithakazelisayo, lapho okwedlule nokwamanje kuhlangana ngaphandle komthungo, kuletha izimanga ngaso sonke isikhathi.
Ukuhlola izimpawu zomhlaba zomlando we-Manama kuyadingeka. I-Bahrain National Museum, isibonelo, inikeza ukucwiliswa okujulile kumagugu amasiko ezwe, ibonisa izinto zobuciko ezithatha iminyaka engu-6,000 yomlando. Esinye isiza esibalulekile yi-Al Fateh Grand Mosque, enye yezindawo zokukhulekela ezinkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni, ebonisa izakhiwo ezinhle zamaSulumane futhi inikeza ukuqonda ngokholo lwamaSulumane ezivakashini zazo zonke izizinda.
Kulabo abathanda ubuciko, i-Bahrain National Theatre iwumsebenzi wobuciko wedizayini yesimanjemanje kanye nesikhungo semidlalo yamasiko. Izakhiwo zayo ezimangalisayo nezinhlelo ezihlukene ziyenza ibe yingxenye ebalulekile yenkambiso yamasiko yaseManama.
Abathandi bokuthenga bazothola i-Manama Souq iyindawo engenakuvinjwa. Le makethe yendabuko iyindawo ekahle yokuthola izinongo, izindwangu, amaparele, nezinto ezenziwe ngesandla, enikeza amazwibela emlandweni wokuhweba wase-Bahrain. I-souq akuyona nje imakethe; kuyingxenye ephilayo yomphefumulo kaManama, lapho kuhlangana khona umlando ocebile wedolobha kanye nemanje esiphithizelayo.
Ukuphila kwasebusuku kwedolobha kunempilo futhi kuhlukahlukene, kunezinketho ezisukela ezitolo zekhofi zendabuko kuya kuma-nightclub ayisimfashini. Isifunda sase-Adliya, ikakhulukazi, sidume ngendawo yaso yokupheka nokuphila kwasebusuku, sinikeza izinhlobonhlobo zezinketho zokudlela ezihlangabezana nakho konke ukunambitheka nokuthandwayo.
Sengiphetha, iManama yidolobha lapho umlando nesimanje kuhlanganiswe ngokuyinkimbinkimbi, kwethula uxhaxha lwemisebenzi yalo lonke uhlobo lwesihambi. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ungumuntu othanda umlando, othanda amasiko, noma ufuna nje ukujabulela isimo sedolobha esijabulisayo, i-Manama ithembisa isipiliyoni esingasoze salibaleka. Ake sibazise ubuhle nokuhlukahluka kwaleli dolobha, lapho wonke amakhona ebambe isimanga.
I-Bahrain National Museum
I-Bahrain National Museum ime njengesango lokuhlola ukujula nokunotha kwendawo yomlando namasiko yase-Bahrain. Lapho zingena, izivakashi zimbozwa ngokushesha ingqikithi yefa lasendulo lase-Bahrain, elethulwa ngeqoqo elithakazelisayo lezinto zobuciko kanye nemibukiso elandisa umlando wesiqhingi esidlule.
Isici esiyinhloko salo mnyuziyamu uxhaxha olubanzi lwemivubukulo. Lawa ma-artifact, amanye asukela eminyakeni eyinkulungwane, anikeza iwindi ngempilo yezakhamizi zasendulo zase-Bahrain. Kusukela ezitsheni zobumba eziklanywe ngokuyinkimbinkimbi nobucwebe obuhle kuya kumathuluzi angokoqobo nezikhali, into ngayinye inendaba yayo, ekhanyisa izimpilo zansuku zonke, izinqubo, nemisebenzi yobuciko yalabo abalolonge umlando wakuqala wase-Bahrain.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, imnyuziyamu igqamisa ngokuziqhenya indawo yobuciko besimanje e-Bahrain, ikhombisa ukukhethwa okuhle kwemidwebo, imifanekiso eqoshiwe, nokufakwa kwamaciko anesiphiwo ase-Bahrain. Imibukiso ejikelezayo iqinisekisa ukuthi kuhlale kunokuthile okusha futhi okuhehayo ongakubona, okubonisa ukuguquguquka nokuthuthuka kwemvelo yobuciko base-Bahrain.
Izivakashi zingacebisa ulwazi lwazo ngokubamba iqhaza ohambweni oluqondisiwe. Lolu hambo, oluholwa abaqondisi abanolwazi, luhlinzeka ngemininingwane ejulile emibukisweni, luhlanganisa ukulandisa okukhangayo futhi luphendule noma yimiphi imibuzo, ngaleyo ndlela luthuthukise ukuqonda komuntu isiko namagugu acebile ase-Bahrain.
Itholakala eduze kwe-Al Fateh Grand Mosque, i-Bahrain National Museum iyindawo ebalulekile yalabo abazimisele ngokuhlola amasiko ehlukene ase-Bahrain. Yindawo lapho umlando ungagcini ngokubonwa kodwa uzwakala, uhlinzeka ngokuhlola okuphelele nokugxilile kwefa lase-Bahrain.
I-Bahrain National Theatre
Itholakala kumakhilomitha angu-2 kuphela ukusuka enhliziyweni ephilayo yaseManama, i-Bahrain National Theatre ime njengesibani sobuciko namasiko acebile ezwe. Ikleliswe njengetiyetha yesithathu ngobukhulu e-Middle East, iyisizinda sezinhlobonhlobo zemikhosi edlalwayo yobuciko nemasiko. Noma ngabe izintshisekelo zakho zisetiyetha, umculo, umdanso, noma izinkondlo, le ndawo ihambisana nakho konke okuthandayo.
Le ndawo ebalulekile yamasiko ibalulekile ezivakashini ezizimisele ngokuhlola indawo yobuciko bemidlalo yase-Bahrain. Indawo yayo ekahle eduze nesikhungo seManama iyenza ibe indawo ekahle yohambo olunothile. Ngesilinganiso esincomekayo esingu-4.3 kwezingu-5, kuyacaca ukuthi kungani iphakathi kwezindawo ezikhangayo ezihamba phambili zedolobha.
I-Bahrain National Theatre izishaya isifuba ngokusingatha imidlalo yezinga eliphezulu evela kumakhono endawo kanye nezihlabani zamazwe ngamazwe. Uhlelo luyi-eclectic, lufaka yonke into kusukela emikhiqizweni yasetiyetha engaphelelwa yisikhathi kuya kumibukiso yesimanje yomdanso. Izinsiza ezisezingeni eliphezulu zale ndawo kanye nama-acoustics aphezulu athembisa idili lokuzwa elingenakulibaleka nelibonakalayo.
Ngale kobusuku etiyetha, indawo eseduze inikeza amathuba amaningi okuhlola. I-Al Fateh Grand Mosque, uphawu lwamagugu ase-Bahrain, iseduze. Kulabo abafuna ukuzitika ngokwelapha okuthile okudayisa, isikhungo sedolobha esiseduze sinezitolo eziningi kanye nenxanxathela yezitolo yesimanje.
Empeleni, i-Bahrain National Theatre ayiyona nje indawo yokubuka imidlalo; kuyisango lokuzwa amandla amasiko e-Bahrain. Indawo yayo yamasu, ehlanganiswe nohlelo oluhlukahlukene kanye nezinsiza ezinhle kakhulu, iqinisekisa ukuvakasha okuvuza ngokucebile. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ungumuntu othanda amasiko noma ufuna nje ubusuku obukhumbulekayo, le thiyetha iyindawo ethembisa ukucebisa ukuqonda kwakho nokwazisa kwezobuciko.
Qalaat Al-Bahrain
Ngemva kokukhangwa indawo yezobuciko e-Bahrain National Theatre, ilukuluku lami langiholela eQalaat Al-Bahrain emangalisayo. Le ndawo yamagugu omhlaba ye-UNESCO, eqhele ngamakhilomitha ayi-7 ukusuka enhliziyweni ephithizelayo yaseManama, isebenza njengesango lomlando ocebile wase-Bahrain wasendulo. Lapho ngingena, ngezwa sengathi ngibuyele enkathini yakudala, ngizungezwe izinsalela zempucuko eyake yachuma.
Njengoba ngizulazula enqabeni, ngathola imibukiso echaza amagugu abanzi e-Bahrain. Ukutholakala kohambo oluqondisiwe kuthuthukise ukuvakasha kwami, kwanikeza imininingwane ngokubaluleka komlando wale nqaba kanye nemiphakathi yasendulo eyake yachuma lapha. Abaqondisi, ngolwazi lwabo olujulile, balandisa izinganekwane zempucuko yangaphambilini, bekhanyisela okutholwe ngemivubukulo egcizelela ukubaluleka kwalesi siza.
Isikhathi esijulile sokuvakasha kwami kwaba ukuhlangana nezindunduma zokungcwaba zasendulo, izinsalela zemicikilisho yeminyaka eyinkulungwane namasiko ezakhamuzi zakuqala zase-Bahrain. Ukuma phakathi kwalezi zimpawu zomlando kwaba yinto emangaza ngempela, enikeza ukuxhumana okubambekayo nomlando wesiqhingi esidlule.
Ukuma kwesu le-Qalaat Al-Bahrain kunginikeze ukubukwa okumangalisayo nge-Manama, kuhlanganisa indawo yesimanje yedolobha uma kuqhathaniswa nengemuva le-Al Fateh Grand Mosque. Lokhu kuqhathanisa kugqamise inhlanganisela engenazihibe yamagugu asendulo ase-Bahrain nenqubekelaphambili yawo yesimanje.
IQalaat Al-Bahrain igqame njengendawo engenakuqhathaniswa kulabo abazimisele ngokucwilisa isiko lasendulo lesifunda. Ukubaluleka kwayo njengeNdawo Yamagugu Omhlaba ye-UNESCO kuhambisana nomlando obanzi ewumeleyo, kuyenza ibe ukuvakasha okubalulekile kwabathanda umlando noma noma ubani onentshisekelo yokuhlola ukujula kwefa lamasiko lase-Bahrain.
I-Al Fatih Grand Mosque
Lapho ngisondela e-Al Fatih Grand Mosque, ubuhle bayo kanye nokuzola okwakubusa endaweni kwangishaya ngokushesha. Le mosque akuyona nje enkulu kunazo zonke e-Bahrain, ethatha abakhulekeli ababalelwa ku-7,000, kodwa futhi isebenza njengendawo ebalulekile yokuzwa ukujula kwamasiko nomlando wamaSulumane kulesi sifunda.
Kulabo abamagange ukucwila ekubalulekeni kwesakhiwo namasiko kwe-mosque, ukuvakasha okuqondisiwe kuyatholakala mahhala. Ukunamathela emasikweni endabuko, izivakashi zicelwa ukuba zisuse izicathulo zazo ngaphambi kokungena, okuwuphawu lokuhlonipha emasikweni amaningi amaSulumane. Ingaphakathi likubingelele ngephalethi evumelanayo yamathoni anomhlaba, abonakala ngokugqamayo anemithunzi e-tan, ensundu, ne-maroon, enezela ku-ambiance ezolile.
Ibekwe ngendlela efanele eduze kwase-Bahrain National Museum, i-Al Fatih Grand Mosque imaka indawo ebalulekile yezenkolo neyokwakha ethakaselwayo eManama. Ihlinzeka ngolwazi olunokuqonda nokuthula kubo bonke abavakashayo. Ukuthi intshisekelo yakho ilele ekuhloleni izakhiwo ze-Islamic noma ufuna nje isikhathi esithulile, i-Al Fatih Grand Mosque iyindawo okungafanele iphuthelwe.
Ngokugxila endimeni yalo njengesibani samasiko nenkolo, izivakashi zingabona ukubaluleka kwe-mosque ngale kobuhle balo bomzimba. Isibonelo, amandla ayo okubamba izinkulungwane zabakhulekeli akhombisa indima esemqoka ye-mosque emphakathini. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukufinyelela kwamahhala nokuvakasha okuqondisiwe kugcizelela ukuzibophezela kwe-Bahrain ekwabelaneni ngefa layo nomhlaba, okwenza i-mosque ibe ibhuloho phakathi kwamasiko.
Ukuba seduze kwe-mosque neMnyuziyamu Kazwelonke yase-Bahrain nakho kunikeza umongo ocebisayo, ovumela izivakashi ukuthi zihlole umlando wase-Bahrain bese zizizwela inkambiso yesimanje ye-Islam kwenye yezilungiselelo zayo ezinhle kakhulu. Lokhu kuhlanganisa kucebisa isivakashi ukuqonda nokwazisa isiko lase-Bahrain.
Dilmun Burial Mound
Ngimi phakathi kwe-Dilmun Burial Mounds, ngahlatshwa umxhwele umthelela ojulile womlando wale necropolis yakudala. Lezi zindunduma zisebenza njengefasitela lempucuko yaseDilmun, zikhanyisela imikhuba yazo yamasiko nemikhuba yomngcwabo. Kunikezwa ukuvakasha, kumema izivakashi ukuthi zicwilise emlandweni ojulile wase-Bahrain futhi zizizwele ifa elihlala njalo labantu base-Dilmun eduze.
I-Dilmun Burial Mounds, indawo ebalulekile yokuvubukula, yembula okuningi mayelana nendlela yokuphila yempucuko yaseDilmun, kuhlanganise nezinkolelo zabo mayelana nokufa nokuphila kwangemva kokufa. Ngokuhlola izinto zobuciko kanye nezindlela zokungcwaba ezitholwe lapha, ochwepheshe bathole ukuqonda ngezigaba zomphakathi, amanethiwekhi okuhweba, kanye nempilo yansuku zonke yalo mphakathi wasendulo.
Ukuhamba endaweni, ukubaluleka kwalezi zindunduma kudlulela ngale kwezindawo zokungcwaba nje; ziwubufakazi bomphakathi oyinkimbinkimbi owake wachuma kulesi sifunda. Ukuvakasha okuqondisiwe kuthuthukisa lokhu kuzizwisa ngokunikeza izincazelo ezinemininingwane, ezisekelwa ucwaningo nokutholakele, okwenza umlando wase-Bahrain kanye nefa lempucuko yase-Dilmun ifinyeleleke kubo bonke.
Kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi kungani i-Dilmun Burial Mounds ingeyona nje enye indawo yomlando. Bamele isixhumanisi esibalulekile sokuqonda izimpucuko zakuqala esifundeni saseGulf kanye negalelo labo emlandweni wesintu. Ngalolu hambo, izivakashi zithola ukuqonda okuphelele ngokubaluleka kwalezi zindunduma, zisekelwa ubufakazi kanye nokutholwe kochwepheshe, okwenza isipiliyoni sibe sokufundisa futhi sicebise.
Ukubaluleka Kwezomlando
I-Dilmun Burial Mounds, eqhele ngamakhilomitha angama-26 ukusuka enkabeni yedolobha eliphithizelayo laseManama, isimemela esikhathini esidlule sempucuko yase-Dilmun. Lawa mathuna asendulo, aqashelwa yi-UNESCO ngokubaluleka kwawo emhlabeni wonke, aveza izimfihlakalo zamasiko nemikhuba yokungcwaba eyayenziwa ezinkulungwaneni zeminyaka edlule. Ukuhamba kula mathuna angaphambi komlando akusihlanganisi nje kuphela nemibhalo yamasiko ecebile yase-Bahrain kodwa futhi nokulandisa okubanzi kwempucuko yabantu.
Okwenza i-Dilmun Burial Mounds ihehe akuyona nje iminyaka yabo kodwa ulwazi olunikezayo ezimpilweni nasezinkolelweni zabantu base-Dilmun. Ngokuhlola ukuhleleka, izinto zobuciko nezinsalela zamathambo, abavubukuli baye bahlanganisa isithombe esicacile somphakathi owazisa ukuphila kwangemva kokufa, owawuhlanganyela emikhubeni eyinkimbinkimbi yezenhlalo, futhi unokuxhumana okufinyelele kude kwezohwebo.
Ukuvakashela le ndawo, umuntu akakwazi ukuzibamba endabeni yokuthi lezi zindunduma zakhiwa kanjani nokuthi zaziqondeni kubantu abazakha. Ukuvakasha okuqondisiwe kuthuthukisa lokhu okwenziwayo ngokunikeza imininingwane engochwepheshe ngokubaluleka kwendunduma ngayinye, kukhanyisele ubuciko nokuzinikela okwaba khona endalweni yakhona.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, indawo yezindunduma zokungcwaba yengeza olunye ungqimba lokusebenziseka kalula kulabo abafuna ukujula endaweni yomlando namasiko yaseBahrain. Eduze kwezinye izindawo ezibalulekile ezifana ne-Sheikh Isa Bin Ali House kanye ne-Grand Mosque, ukuvakashela izindunduma zokungcwaba kungahlanganiswa ngaphandle komthungo ekuhloleni kabanzi amagugu ase-Bahrain.
Empeleni, i-Dilmun Burial Mounds ime njengobufakazi bobuhlakani bomuntu kanye nenhlonipho ejulile okhokho bethu ababenayo ngomjikelezo wempilo nokufa. Zinikeza iwindi eliyingqayizivele lesikhathi esedlule, elisivumela ukuba sicabange ngendawo yethu phakathi nokuqhubeka komlando wesintu.
Ukuhlola Kwemivubukulo
Ngokungena enhliziyweni yomlando wakudala wase-Bahrain, i-Dilmun Burial Mounds inikeza iwindi elikhangayo lesikhathi esedlule. Lawa mathuna aqashelwa njengamathuna amakhulu kunawo wonke emhlabeni asendulo, embula izimpilo eziyinkimbinkimbi nezinkolelo zempucuko yase-Dilmun.
Lapho ngihamba phakathi kwala mathuna asendulo, ngahlatshwa umxhwele izinga lawo eliyisikhumbuzo nezindaba aziphethe. Indunduma ngayinye isebenza njengophawu oludabukisayo lwempilo yomuntu kusukela empucukweni eyachuma ezinkulungwaneni zeminyaka edlule.
Ukwakhiwa nokuhlelwa kwazo kusinikeza ukuqonda okubalulekile kwezakhiwo zomphakathi kanye nezinqubo zomoya zangaleso sikhathi. Izindunduma Zokungcwatshwa Kwe-Dilmun zime njengefa elimangalisayo lefa lase-Bahrain lemivubukulo, okuwenza ukuvakasha okubalulekile kulabo abalangazelela ukujula ekujuleni kwempucuko yasendulo.
USheikh Isa Bin Ali House
Ukuvakashela i-Sheikh Isa Bin Ali House e-Bahrain kufana nokungena ngomnyango esidlule esinezindaba zesizwe. Leli gugu lomlando, eliqhele ngamakhilomitha angu-4 ukusuka enkabeni yedolobha eliphithizelayo laseManama, linikeza ukucwila ngokujulile emlandweni wamasiko wase-Bahrain. Lapho kungena, izakhiwo zendabuko kanye nokuzwakala okuyiqiniso, okuyiqiniso kudonsela umuntu ngokushesha. Kungathi izindonga ngokwazo zixoxa ngezinganekwane zamaSheikh abake bayibiza le ndawo ngekhaya, befaka inhlonipho ejulile ngomlando owenzeka lapha.
Ngaphakathi kwemingcele ye-Sheikh Isa Bin Ali House, izivakashi zibingelelwa ngoxhaxha lwemisebenzi yezandla yasendaweni nezikhumbuzo. Lokhu kunikeza ithuba eliyingqayizivele lokuletha ucezu lwamagugu e-Bahrain ekhaya. Kusukela kobucwebe obenziwe ngesandla obukhombisa ubuciko obucophelelayo kuya kwezindwangu eziluka izindaba zamasiko ezandla zase-Bahrain, okuhlukahlukene kuyahlaba umxhwele futhi kuyafundisa. Ukuhlola lobu buciko kunikeza imininingwane nge-tapestry ecebile yesiko lase-Bahrain.
Kulabo abalangazelela ukuthola ukwazisa okujulile nge-Sheikh Isa Bin Ali House, izinkambo eziqondisiwe zibalulekile. Lolu hambo, oluholwa abaqondisi abagcwele ulwazi, lusikhanyisela ngendima ebalulekile yendlu ekulolongeni ukulandisa komlando wase-Bahrain. Banikeza ukubuka okuphelele kokubaluleka kwamasiko kwaleli sayithi, okunothisa isipiliyoni sesivakashi.
I-Sheikh Isa Bin Ali House igqame njengento okufanele ivakashelwe kunoma ngubani ohlola iManama. Akulona nje uhambo lokubuyela emuva kodwa ukuzizwisa okusebenzisanayo lapho umlando we-Bahrain ungabonakali nje kodwa uzwakala. Wonke amakhona axoxa indaba, okuyenza ibe indawo ebalulekile yalabo abafuna ukuqonda ingqikithi yamagugu amasiko anothile ase-Bahrain.
Beit Al Quran
Zitholele ubukhazikhazi bezakhiwo kanye nokunotha kwamasiko kwe-Beit Al Quran enkabeni yedolobha eliphithizelayo laseManama. Lesi sikhungo esimangalisayo asimile nje njengobufakazi bobuciko bamaSulumane kanye nezimfundiso ezijulile zeQuran kodwa futhi sisebenza njengokuvakasha okubalulekile kwalabo abathanda ukuhlola ukujula kwesiko nomlando wamaSulumane.
Njengoba ungena ku-Beit Al Quran, wamukelwa ngokushesha iqoqo elimangalisayo lemibhalo yesandla ye-Quranic nezinto zobuciko, ngayinye ixoxa indaba eyingqayizivele yohambo lwenkolo yamaSulumane phakathi nesikhathi. Lesi sikhungo sinomtapo wolwazi obanzi ogcwele izinsiza ezihlinzeka ngemininingwane ejulile ngezifundo zamaSulumane kanye nobuciko be-Quranic calligraphy, egqamisa ikhono lokucophelela nokuzinikela okungena esiqeshini ngasinye.
Ukuvakasha okuqondisiwe kuhlinzeka ngohambo lokufundisa, ukuhlolisisa ukubaluleka komlando namasiko we-Quran, okunothiswe izibonelo nama-anecdotes enza izimfundiso zayo ziphile. Izingadi ezinokuthula ezizungeze i-Beit Al Quran zinikeza indawo yokuhlala enokuthula, zimema izivakashi ukuthi zicabange futhi zizindle endaweni ezolile.
I-Beit Al Quran akuyona nje eyabazinikele; iminyango yayo ivulekele bonke abanentshisekelo yokuqonda amasiko ama-Islamic nokwazisa ubuhle bobuhle bobuciko bayo nezakhiwo. Itholakala kalula e-Manama, ifinyeleleka kalula kuzo zombili izivakashi nezakhamuzi, okuyenza ibe iphuzu elibalulekile lentshisekelo ekuhloleni amasiko edolobha.
Empeleni, iBeit Al Quran ingaphezu nje komnyuziyamu; iyibhuloho elixhuma izivakashi kumagugu acebile nokujula okungokomoya kwezwe lamaSulumane. Ukuzinikela kwayo ekulondolozeni nasekuboniseni ubuhle beQuran ngobuciko, imfundo, kanye nezakhiwo kuyenza ibe yinto eyingqayizivele necebisayo okungafanele iphuthelwe.
