BAGHDAD – Izikhulu eziphezulu zidalule izinhlelo zikahulumeni zokusungula izindawo ezinkulu zezivakashi, ziveze ukuthi isimo singcono ngokwezokuphepha ezweni.
“Okwamanje imeya yase-Baghdad ihlela ukwakha izindawo zezivakashi, okuhlanganisa nalokho okubizwa ngokuthi 'idolobha lezingadi' elinemidlalo emikhulu endaweni yama-donum angu-650 futhi ngezindleko ezingaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-300 zamaRandi (idola elilodwa laseMelika = 1 dinar zase-Iraq)," IMeya yaseBaghdad, uSabir al-Issawi, utshele i-Aswat al-Iraq- Voices of Iraq- (VOI).
Kuzokwakhiwa amapaki amasiko, izimbali, amanzi, iqhwa nezingane, ngaphezu kwamanye amaningi, kuphawula imeya.
Amapaki azokhombisa ubuso bamasiko e-Iraq. "Sifune ukuthi izinkampani zisebenzise ubuchwepheshe bamazwe ngamazwe kanye nesimanje ekusungulweni kwamapaki," kuphawula u-Issawi, wengeza ngokuthi imiklamo izobiza u-$ 2 kuya ku-$ 3 million, kanti izindleko eziphelele zalolu hlelo zizodlula amaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-300.
"Izinkampani eziyisishiyagalolunye zenze amabhidi ngalo msebenzi futhi kwasungulwa ikomidi, eliholwa umqondisi jikelele wemeya yaseBaghdad, ukuze kukhethwe ophumelele."
Lo msebenzi kulindeleke ukuthi uphothulwe ngo-2009, kusho u-Issawi, wengeza ngokuthi uzokwenziwa ngokubambisana phakathi kukahulumeni nezinkampani zokutshala izimali.
Khonamanjalo, ungqongqoshe womasipala nemisebenzi yomphakathi, u-Riyadh Ghareeb, uveze omunye umsebenzi omkhulu wokwakha idolobha elididiyelwe lezivakashi esifundazweni saseNajaf yinkampani yamaNgisi.
Ungqongqoshe uthe ulindele ukuthi kusungulwe amanye amadolobha ezivakashi ezifundazweni eziningi zase-Iraq.
Lapho ebuzwa ngamapaki ezindikimba asakhiwayo njengamanje, ungqongqoshe uthe, "Kunepaki yetimu ye-al-Hussein enkabeni yedolobha iKarbala enezindleko eziphelele zama-dinar ase-Iraq ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-9."
I-Najaf, ecishe ibe yi-160 km eningizimu ye-Baghdad, inabantu abalinganiselwa ku-900,600 ngo-2008, nakuba lokhu kukhuphuke kakhulu kusukela ngo-2003 ngenxa yokufika kwabantu kwamanye amazwe. Leli dolobha lingelinye lamadolobha angcwele kunawo wonke eShiite Islam kanye nesikhungo samandla ezepolitiki amaShiite e-Iraq.
I-Najaf yaziwa njengendawo yethuna lika-Ali ibn Abi Taleb (owaziwa nangokuthi “Imam Ali”), amaShiite ambheka njenge-caliph elungile kanye ne-imam yokuqala.
Idolobha manje seliyisikhungo esihle sohambo oluvela kulo lonke izwe lamaSulumane amaShiite. Kulinganiselwa ukuthi yiMecca neMedina kuphela amukela ama- pilgrim angaphezu kwamaSulumane.
I-Imam Ali Mosque ifakwe esakhiweni esihle esinedome elicwecwe kanye nezinto eziningi eziyigugu ezindongeni zayo.
I-Karbala, enabantu abalinganiselwa ku-572,300 ngo-2003, inhloko-dolobha yesifundazwe futhi ithathwa njengelinye lamadolobha angcwele amaSulumane amaShiite.
Idolobha, eliqhele ngamakhilomitha ayi-110 eningizimu ye-Baghdad, lingelinye lamazwe acebe kakhulu e-Iraq, elenza inzuzo ngabavakashi bezenkolo nemikhiqizo yezolimo, ikakhulukazi izinsuku.
Yakhiwe izigodi ezimbili, “iKarbala Endala,” isikhungo sezenkolo, “neKarbala Entsha,” indawo yokuhlala enezikole zamaSulumane nezakhiwo zikahulumeni.
Enkabeni yedolobha elidala kuneMasjid al-Hussein, ithuna likaHussein Ibn Ali, umzukulu woMprofethi uMuhammad ngendodakazi yakhe uFatima al-Zahraa kanye no-Ali Ibn Abi Taleb.
Ithuna lika-Imam Hussien liyindawo yohambo lwamaSulumane amaningi angamaShiite, ikakhulukazi ngosuku lwesikhumbuzo sempi, uSuku lwe-Ashuraa. Izihambeli eziningi ezigugile ziya lapho ukuze zilindele ukufa, njengoba zikholelwa ukuthi ithuna lingelinye lamasango epharadesi. Ngo-Ephreli 14, 2007, ibhomu lemoto laqhuma endaweni engaba ngu-600 ft (200 m) ukusuka endaweni engcwele, kwashona abangu-47 kwalimala abangaphezu kuka-150.
