- Ikheli: Jln Menteri Besar, Bandar Seri Begawan BA2112, Brunei Darussalam;
- Iwebhusayithi: istananuruliman.org;
- Ifoni: +673 862 3734.
Ucabanga ukuthi isigodlo esikhulu kunazo zonke seSultan sisendaweni eyaziwa kakhulu futhi ecebile yase-Arab - i-United Arab Emirates? Futhi akekho. Indawo yokuhlala enkulu kunazo zonke yenhloko yombuso, kunesihlalo sultan Istan-Mankeleda (Istan Nurul-Iman) eBrunei , akekho emhlabeni. Kuyizikhathi eziningana kakhulu kunesikhala saseBuckingham nasePersailles Palace futhi sihlaba umxhwele ngesakhiwo sayo sempumalanga esicwengile, sihambisana nendawo enhle kakhulu futhi inhlobonhlobo yokuhlobisa ingaphakathi.
Umlando wokwakhiwa
- Ukuhlala kweSultan yase-Istan-Mankeleda kwakhiwe ngesikhathi sokuqopha - eminyakeni emibili nje kuphela. Ochwepheshe bezwe abangcono kakhulu bahileleke ekusebenziseni iphrojekthi enkulu yokwakha yezwe.
- Ukwakhiwa kwangaphandle kwadalwa nguLeonardo V. Loksin. Wakwazi ukuhlanganisa ngokuvumelana nemikhuba yamaSulumane bendabuko, isitayela saseYurophu kanye nezici zokwakha zaseMaleysia eziyiqiniso ekuklanyeni kwezingqimba zesigodlo.
- Umklami oyinhloko wendawo yangaphakathi ye-sultan Istan-Mankeleda kwakunguHuang Chu - umklami odumile owayesebenza ehhotela lezenkolo e Dubai - Burj Al Arab.
- Izinto ezisetshenziselwa ukwakhiwa nokuhlobisa zikhethiwe ngokucophelela. Abanikezeli bezwe abahle kakhulu bakhethiwe. Ama-granite nama-textile angeniswa esuka e-China, ingilazi evela eBrithani, imabula e-Italy, emaphepheni aseSadov Arabia.
- Ukuvulwa okukhulu kwesihlalo sobukhosi kwenzeka ngosuku olumlando - ngoJanuwari 1, 1984 - usuku lapho umbuso waseBrunei waba yinkosi.
- Endaweni yokuhlala akukhona kuphela uSultan nomndeni wakhe kanye nezinceku eziningi. Lapha futhi baphile futhi basebenze izinhlaka zikahulumeni ezibalulekile, kuhlanganise noNdunankulu waseBrunei.
Izibalo ezimangalisayo
- ekwakhiweni kokuhlala kwe-sultan Istan-Mankeled, kwasetshenziswa imali engaphezu kwezigidi eziyi-1 zamaRandi;
- esakhiweni sinezitebhisi ezingu-44 zemabula;
- esigodlweni kukhona izakhiwo ezingu-1 788 (phakathi kwazo kukhona izindlu zokugeza ezingu-250 kuphela);
- indawo yonke yezakhiwo - 200 000 km²;
- Umsikethi uhlala kubantu abangu-1500 endaweni yokuhlala;
- Ihholo ledili liqukethe izihlalo ezingu-5000;
- Izinhlobo ze-marble ezingu-38 zasetshenziselwa ukwakha ukuhlobisa kwangaphakathi nangaphandle;
- emazingeni aphethwe umoya, ahlomiswe nobuchwepheshe bamuva, lapho kuhlala khona amahhashi angu-200 eSultan;
- kukhona igalaji elingaphansi komhlaba elinendawo yonke engu-1000 km² (kunezimoto ezingaba ngu-110 kulo, phakathi kwazo kukhona kokubili izinhlobo zanamuhla nezithuthi ezingavamile);
- emadongeni esigodlo ama-paintings asetshenziswe ngabadwebi bezwe abadumile abafanelekile inzuzo (isibonelo, kuphela ukudweba kukaRenoir sultan ngesikhathi esisodwa akhokhela amaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-70).
Ungayithola kanjani indawo yokuhlala kwe-sultan Istan-Mankeleda?
Ungangena ensimini yesigodlo sikaSultan esinobuhle kunazo zonke emhlabeni ngaphandle kokukhokha, kodwa kanye kuphela ngonyaka. Iminyango yendawo yokuhlala ivulekile kubo bonke abafisa ngokushesha emva kwenyanga kaRamadan. AmaSulumane avunyelwe ukungena izinsuku ezingu-10, abameleli bezinye izinkolo bazokwazi ukungena esigodlweni kuphela ezinsukwini ezintathu zokuqala.
Masinyane ulungele ukuthi kufanele ukhuthaze umgqeni omkhulu. Kunabantu abaningi abafuna ukubona i-sultan enkulu ngokwabo. Nsuku zonke, isigodlo sivakashelwe abantu abangaba ngu-200 000 (ukubhekisela, abantu abaningi kuphela abahlala enhloko-dolobha ngokwayo). Ngaphezu kwalokho, kuzodingeka uhlole ukuhlolwa okuncane. Iqiniso liwukuthi inhloko yombuso namalungu emndenini wakhe amukelekile kakhulu lezi zinsuku ezivulekile kuzo zonke izihambeli, ukuxhumana ngokukhululekile nazo zonke izivakashi, ngaphandle kokunciphisa isikhala sabo siqu. Ngakho-ke, abantu baseSultan Istan-Mankeleda abavunyelwe ukuba babe nezibonakaliso zezifo ukuze bavikele umbusi ekuthelelekeni ngengozi.
Ekuphumeni kwesigodlo uzonikezwa isiphuzo futhi uzoletha isipho esingakhohlwa. Zonke izingane zinikezwa izikhwama ezincane eziluhlaza ezinhlamvu zemali.
Ungafika kanjani?
Ukuze ufike endaweni yokuhlala i-sultan Istan-Mankeleda kungenzeka kuphela ngemoto. Azikho izithuthi zomphakathi ezishiye eduze. Ukuhamba ukusuka kusikhumulo sezindiza ngu- 14 km. Indlela esheshayo futhi elula kakhulu ukuhamba noLebuhraya Sultan Hassanal Bolkiya. Emjikelezweni wokugcina, thatha isiqondiso sentshonalanga bese ulandela uJalan Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha esayini.