E-Tikrit, e-Iraq – USaddam Hussein wenza izigodlo zakhe zaba ipharadesi elingelona iqiniso laseBhabhiloni, kodwa manje idolobha lakubo i-Tikrit selifuna abatshalizimali bakwamanye amazwe ukuze baguqule inkundla yokudlala yomashiqela ongasekho ibe i-mecca yezivakashi.
Izikhulu zendawo zibona izindlu ezihlala eSaddam ezilahliwe ezingu-76 zigcwele amakhulu amahektha njengezimayini zegolide ezingase zibe khona esifundazweni sase-Tikrit esibulawa indlala yemali eSaddam.
“Eqinisweni kunezigodlo ezingama-76 sezizonke, kodwa ezinkulu kunazo zonke yiThulfiqar Palace engxenyeni esenyakatho ne-Al-Farouq Palace engxenyeni eseningizimu. Siphinde sibe nezigodlo eMakhol, entabeni yaseMakhol futhi sinezigodlo ezingu-23 eningizimu yeTikrit nezigodlo ezingu-17 enyakatho yeTikrit. Siphinde sibe nezigodlo ezingama-24 endaweni ye-al-Shattiya, kanti i-al-Shattiya itholakala emfuleni iTigris ezungezwe amanzi, eziyisithupha e-Al-Awja neziyisithupha eMakhol,” kusho uJawhar Hammad al-Fahal, inhloko yekhomishini yokutshala imali kaSalahuddin.
USaddam wakha enkulu e-Tikrit, isizinda sakhe sesizwe esingamakhilomitha angama-95 enyakatho yeBaghdad. Wakha izigodlo eziyisithupha endaweni azalelwa kuyo edolobhaneni lase-al-Awja, futhi wenza isigodlo saseTikrit esikhulu kunazo zonke.
Ngokuqhayisa ngamachibi okwenziwa kanye nezihlahla zezithelo, isiza sinezakhiwo eziyi-136 futhi sihlanganisa amahektha angaphezu kwe-1,000, ngokusho kweButho Lase-US. Amasosha aseMelika ayisebenzisa njengesizinda aze ayidlulisela kuziphathimandla zase-Iraq ngoNovemba 2005.
“Sicela izinkampani zomhlaba ezitshala imali emkhakheni wezokuvakasha ukuthi zifike zizotshala. Lawa ma-villas ami ngomumo futhi adinga kuphela ukuvuselelwa kanye nezinye izinto ezimbalwa ukuze aguqule le ndawo ibe isiza esimangalisayo sokuvakasha esingenwe amachibi amathathu amakhulu okwenziwa. Amanye ama-villas ahlala kwelinye lamachibi ngenkathi amanye ewabheke. Siyethemba ukuthi izinkampani ezitshala izimali emhlabeni wonke, futhi isimemo sivulekele izinkampani zamazwe ngamazwe, zizofika ziqale ukulungisa lezi zindlu ezihlala kahle,” kusho uFahal.
Izakhiwo eziningi ezinemibala yesihlabathi, ngokuvamile ezibuswayo neziguquguqukayo, ziwohloka eduze koMfula iTigris. Ezinye zibiyelwe futhi zisakhombisa umonakalo omkhulu kusukela ekuhlaselweni kwe-US ngo-2003.
Ama-chandelier alenga emahholo anothuli futhi isiphetho semabula siwele ezindongeni zesigodlo. Isithombe sikaHammurabi ophethe umnsalo, inkosi yaseBabiloni yasendulo nomniki-mthetho, sihlobisa ingaphandle lesakhiwo esisodwa.
UFahal uthe iSalahuddin ngeke ibe yingozi ezinkampanini zakwamanye amazwe futhi iphephe kakhulu uma iqhathaniswa nezifundazwe ezingomakhelwane bayo.
“Isifundazwe saseSalahuddin siyisifundazwe esiphephe kunazo zonke e-Iraq. Ngenkathi umjikelezo wodlame usezingeni eliphezulu, iSalahuddin yahlulelwa njengesifundazwe sase-Iraq esiphephe kunazo zonke yi-US hhayi imibiko yase-Iraq. Ezokuphepha bezisezingeni elingamaphesenti angama-66 futhi lokhu kwanikeza iziphathimandla zendawo ukulawula ezokuphepha. Sicela uNkulunkulu onamandla onke ukuba enze imizamo yethu ibe yimpumelelo yokuletha ukuchuma kulo muzi. Ukutshalwa kwezimali eSalahuddin kusho ukutshalwa kwezimali kwe-Iraq iyonke, ”engeza.
Ezokuvakasha zase-Iraq zibhekelela kakhulu abahambi abangamaSulumane futhi akulula neze ngemva kweminyaka yezimpi nokulwa kwamahlelo. Ama-Iraqi afuna ukubaleka ngaphakathi kwezwe avame ukuya ezindaweni zokungcebeleka ezisezintabeni enyakatho.
I-Tikrit bekungeke kube yisigodlo sokuqala saseSaddam esiphendulwe indawo yokungcebeleka. Indlu yezivakashi esigodlweni esiphithizelayo e-Babylon, eqhele ngamakhilomitha angu-60 eningizimu ye-Baghdad, isiphenduke indawo edumile kwabavakashile.
Ukuma kukaSalahuddin kugcizelela ukuthi i-Iraq izimisele kangakanani ekutshalweni kwezimali kwangaphandle. IPhini likaNgqongqoshe Wezimboni u-Adel Karim uthe i-Iraq inganikezela ngezivumelwano zokwabelana ngokukhiqiza nezinkampani zikahulumeni ukuze ihehe abatshalizimali bakwamanye amazwe.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- We also have 24 palaces in al-Shattiya site, and al-Shattiya is located in the Tigris River surrounded by water, six in Al-Awja and six in Makhol,”.
- “In fact there are 76 palaces in total, but the largest ones are Thulfiqar Palace in the northern part and Al-Farouq Palace in the southern part.
- We also have palaces in Makhol, on Makhol mountain and we have 23 palaces in south Tikrit and 17 palaces in north Tikrit.
