Ukutholwa kwe-Al-Faw Kwabiwe Ochwepheshe

I-Al-Faw Archaeological Area isanda kuthola isikhundla se-UNESCO World Heritage, okumaka impumelelo ebalulekile eSaudi Arabia. Ngaphezu kwalokho, isayithi libamba inani elikhulu lamasiko, lidonsa ukunaka kosolwazi nabashisekayo emhlabeni jikelele. Ngokuqondile, i-Al-Faw iyindawo yesishiyagalombili yombuso ye-UNESCO Yamagugu Omhlaba. Ihlala e-Wadi Ad-Dawasir, cishe amakhilomitha angama-700 eningizimu-ntshonalanga yeRiyadh.

Okutholakele kwakamuva kwa-Al-Faw

I-Saudi Heritage Commission ibambe iqhaza elikhulu ekulondolozeni nasekukhuthazeni i-Al-Faw. Ngokuvumelana nalokhu, muva nje lihlele uchungechunge lwesayensi esizeni semivubukulo. Ngokuhambisanayo, lo mcimbi ubuhlose ukuqwashisa ngokubaluleka komlando wendawo kanye nokugqugquzela ucwaningo olwengeziwe. Izazi nochwepheshe bemikhakha eyahlukene babuthana ukuze baxoxe ngalokho abakutholile futhi babelane ngolwazi. Kulo mcimbi, ochwepheshe baxoxe mayelana nenethiwekhi ye-Al-Faw eyinkimbinkimbi yezindlela zohwebo esebenze njengezindawo ezibalulekile zokuhwebelana ngamasiko. U-Ajab Al-Otaibi, umqondisi womnyango we-Archaeological Documentation and Research we-Saudi Heritage Commission, ukhulume ngokubaluleka kwalokhu okutholakele. “Ukumbiwa kwakamuva kwembule inethiwekhi eyinkimbinkimbi yezindlela zohwebo kanye nokuhwebelana kwamasiko okuxhumanisa i-Al-Faw neminye imibuso eNhlonhlweni Yase-Arabia nangale kwalokho,” ephawula. “Lokhu okutholakele kushintshe kakhulu ukuqonda kwethu ukuguquguquka kwezenhlalo nezomnotho esifundeni ngezikhathi zasendulo.” Okunye okubalulekile okwatholwa kule ndawo kwakuwubuciko be-rock kanye nemibhalo eqoshiwe eyayibonisa ukuphila kwezakhamuzi zayo zakuqala.

Ukubaluleka komlando ka-Al-Faw

I-Al-Faw, etholakala engxenyeni eseningizimu yeSaudi Arabia, iyinqolobane yokwaziswa kwemivubukulo. Ngakho-ke, abacwaningi bathole izinsalela zempucuko yasendulo, banikeza imininingwane ngomlando ocebile wesifunda. Ngokufanayo, i-Saudi Heritage Commission ihole ucwaningo oluqhubekayo namaphrojekthi okumba, okuveza ukubaluleka komlando wendawo. Le mizamo isikhanyisele ngempilo namasiko emiphakathi yasendulo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-King Saud University kanye nezinye izikhungo zibe negalelo elikhulu kule mizamo yokucwaninga nokulondoloza. Ngaphezu kwalokho, umsebenzi wabo uqinisekisa ukuthi isiza sihlala siyingxenye ebalulekile yamagugu amasiko aseSaudi Arabia.

Mayelana nokuqashelwa kwe-UNESCO kwe-Al-Faw

Ngo-Agasti 2024, iKomidi Lamagugu Omhlaba le-UNESCO laqaphela i-Al-Faw njengendawo yamasiko enenani elivelele emhlabeni wonke. Lesi simo sokuhlonishwa sigcizelela ukubaluleka komhlaba wonke kwamagugu omlando namasiko ale ndawo. Ukuqashelwa kwe-UNESCO kulindeleke ukuthi kukhuphule umnotho wasekhaya ngokwandisa ezokuvakasha. Izivakashi ezivela emhlabeni wonke zizokhangwa kule sayithi, zilangazelele ukuhlola izimangaliso zayo zomlando. Lokhu kuthutheleka kwezivakashi kuzozuzisa amabhizinisi endawo futhi kugqugquzele ukuhwebelana ngamasiko. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuqashelwa kuthuthukisa isithombe seSaudi Arabia njengezwe elicebile ngamagugu amasiko nomlando.

Amathemba ekusasa le-Al-Faw

Umphathi jikelele weKhomishini Yamagugu Ezwe YaseSaudi uNorah Alkhamis usabele kahle ekuqashelweni kwe-UNESCO. “Ukuba ne-Al-Faw ohlwini lwamagugu omhlaba lwe-UNESCO kuqinisekisa ukubaluleka kwalesi siza emhlabeni,” waphawula. “Akubona nje kuphela ubufakazi bomlando omkhulu nokubaluleka kwalesi siza kodwa kuwukuhlonishwa komhlaba wonke kwabaphathi abaqinile, abaholwa yiSaudi, ukongiwa kwemvelo, ukuvikela, ucwaningo kanye nokwethulwa kwe-Al-Faw.” Uma sibheka phambili, iSaudi Heritage Commission inezinhlelo zokuvelela zalesi siza. Ucwaningo oluqhubekayo, ukulondolozwa, kanye nokuthuthukiswa kwezokuvakasha kuseqhulwini ku-ajenda yabo. Amaphrojekthi kanye nezinhlelo ezizayo zizophinde zikhuphule izinga lesizinda njengendawo ephambili yesayensi yemivubukulo.

Isithombe: I-Saudi Press Agency