BAGHDAD – Amagosa aphezulu adize izicwangciso zikarhulumente zokuseka iindawo ezinkulu zabakhenkethi, echaza ukuphucuka kwemeko yokhuseleko kweli lizwe.
Usodolophu wase-Baghdad ngoku uceba ukuseka iindawo zabakhenkethi, kuquka nesixeko esibizwa ngokuba 'yisixeko segadi' esinemidlalo emikhulu kwindawo yeedonum ezingama-650 kwaye ngexabiso elingaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-300 zeedola (idola enye = i-1 yeedinari zase-Iraq)," Usodolophu waseBaghdad, uSabir al-Issawi, uxelele iAswat al-Iraq- Voices of Iraq- (VOI).
Kuya kusekwa iipaki zenkcubeko, iintyatyambo, amanzi, umkhenkce nabantwana, ukongezelela kwezinye ezininzi, utshilo usodolophu.
Iipaki ziya kubonakalisa ubuso benkcubeko yase-Iraq. "Sasifuna ukuba iinkampani zisebenzise iteknoloji yamazwe ngamazwe kunye neyanamhlanje ekusekweni kweepaki," u-Issawi waphawula, wongezelela ukuba ukuyila kuya kuxabisa i-$ 2 ukuya kwi-3 yezigidi zeedola, ngelixa iindleko ezipheleleyo zeprojekthi ziya kudlula i-300 yezigidi zeedola.
"Iinkampani ezisithoba zenze izicelo zale projekthi kwaye ikomiti, ekhokelwa ngumlawuli jikelele kasodolophu waseBaghdad, yasekwa ukuba ikhethe ophumeleleyo."
Le projekthi kulindeleke ukuba igqitywe ngo-2009, utshilo u-Issawi, wongeza ukuba iya kuqhutywa ngokubambisana phakathi kukarhulumente kunye neenkampani zotyalo-mali.
Ngeli xesha, umphathiswa woomasipala kunye nemisebenzi yoluntu, uRiyadh Ghareeb, uveze enye iprojekthi enkulu yokwakha isixeko esidibeneyo sabakhenkethi kwiphondo laseNajaf yinkampani yesiNgesi.
Umphathiswa uthe ulindele ukuba ezinye izixeko zabakhenkethi zisekwe kwinani lamaphondo aseIraq.
Xa ebuzwa malunga neepaki zemixholo ekusakhiwayo ngoku, umphathiswa wathi, "Kukho ipaki ye-Al-Hussein kwidolophu yaseKarbala enexabiso elipheleleyo le-9 yeebhiliyoni zeedinari zase-Iraq."
I-Najaf, malunga ne-160 km kumazantsi e-Baghdad, inabemi abaqikelelwa kuma-900,600 ngo-2008, nangona oku kunyuke kakhulu ukususela ngo-2003 ngenxa yokufudukela kwamanye amazwe. Isixeko sesinye sezona zixeko zingcwele zamaSilamsi angamaShiite kunye neziko lezopolitiko zamaShiite eIraq.
I-Najaf idume njengendawo yengcwaba lika-Ali ibn Abi Taleb (owaziwa nangokuthi "Imam Ali"), lowo amaShiites amjonga njengecaliph elilungisa kunye ne-imam yokuqala.
Isixeko ngoku liziko elikhulu lokuhamba ngezonqulo kulo lonke ilizwe lamaSilamsi angamaShiite. Kuqikelelwa ukuba yiMecca neMedina kuphela ezifumana abahambi ngezonqulo abangakumbi abangamaSilamsi.
I-Imam Ali Mosque igcinwe kwisakhiwo esikhulu esinedome ehonjisiweyo kunye nezinto ezininzi ezixabisekileyo kwiindonga zayo.
IKarbala, enabemi abaqikelelwa kuma-572,300 abantu ngo-2003, ilikomkhulu lephondo kwaye ithathwa njengenye yezona zixeko zingcwele zamaSilamsi angamaShiite.
Isixeko, esiziikhilomitha ezili-110 emazantsi e-Baghdad, sesinye sezona zityebi zase-Iraq, esenza inzuzo kubatyeleli bezenkolo kunye nemveliso yezolimo, ngakumbi imihla.
Yenziwe zizithili ezibini, “iKarbala endala,” iziko lonqulo, “neKarbala eNtsha,” isithili esihlala abantu esinezikolo zamaSilamsi nezakhiwo zikarhulumente.
Embindini wesixeko esidala yiMasjid al-Hussein, ingcwaba likaHussein Ibn Ali, umzukulwana woMprofeti uMuhammad ngentombi yakhe uFatima al-Zahraa kunye noAli Ibn Abi Taleb.
Ingcwaba lika-Imam Hussien yindawo yokuhambela amaSilamsi amaninzi angamaShiite, ngakumbi kwisikhumbuzo sedabi, uSuku lwe-Ashuraa. Abahambi ngezonqulo abaninzi abasele bekhulile baya apho ukuze balindele ukufa, njengoko bekholelwa ukuba ingcwaba lelinye lamasango eparadesi. Ngomhla we-14 ku-Epreli, i-2007, ibhombu yemoto yaqhuma malunga ne-600 ft (200 m) ukusuka kwi-shrine, yabulala i-47 kwaye yenzakalisa ngaphezu kwe-150.
