- Indawo: United Arab Emirates, Ras Al Khaimah
I-Ras Al Khaimah inezinto eziningi ezikhangayo, kodwa uJerfar ungenye yezinto ezithakazelisayo kakhulu futhi ezingavamile. Lona umuzi wasendulo, owatholwa lapho idolobha liqala ukwakhiwa. I-Djulfar yashiwo emibhalweni yama-600 BC. e., Kuyaziwa ukuthi yakhula kuze kube sekhulwini le-16, kodwa isikhathi eside ngisho nabavubukuli bebengakwazi ukuthi bangayifuna kuphi.
Incazelo
I-Djulfar yayiyidolobha lokuhweba eliphakathi, futhi libuye libheke, elibonisa ukuthi lalibaluleke kakhulu emigwaqweni yokuhweba phakathi kwe-Asia neYurophu. Ngesikhathi sokucubungula, idolobha elidala lezitini litholakala lapha. Khona-ke abavubukuli bagcina beqiniseka ukuthi kwakukhona ichweba elimnandi elinemigwaqo emincane nezindlu ezenziwe ngamatshe ase-coral.
I-Julfar yayiyi-port efunwa ngemuva kokungena eGulf, ihlanganisa izimakethe zaseYurophu kanye nokuhwebelana phakathi kwe-Afrika ne-India. Futhi, abacwaningi bathola izinsalela zendawo yokukhokha ebumbini lobumba, elisendaweni engama-10-50 cm ngaphansi kwesigodi samandulo samatshe ase-coral, lapho kwakuhlala khona abahlali abangu-50 000 kuya ku-70 000 emakhulwini e-XIV-XVI.
Kucatshangwa ukuthi idolobheni lesitini lesibumba, elakhiwe ngamamitha amabili kuya kwangu-3 ububanzi futhi ngecala elihlukile edolobheni lamatshe e-coral, alixhunyiwe nedolobha. Izakhiwo zezitini ezenziwe ngobumba ezivela emifuleni eseduze zitholakala emathangeni amabili, kodwa hhayi ezindaweni ezikude. Kunezibonakaliso ezithile abadobi abahlala kuzo ngaphambi kokuvela komuzi wamatshe. Ngo-1150, i-Arabian geographer u-Al-Idrisi wabhala ngedolobha lasendulo njengesikhungo somama we-pearl, amaparele ahlongozwa lapha.
Ekuqaleni kwekhulu le-16, uJerfar washiywa yizakhamuzi, ngoba umthombo wakhe wamanzi ahlanzekile - ukuthungatha - kwagcwala amanzi ngenxa yamaphethelo angasogwini kanye nemali yokugcina.
Ungafika kanjani?
Idolobha lasendulo liseduze nomgwaqo omkhulu we-E11. Ungafika endaweni ngemoto. Ukwenza lokhu, udinga ukuhamba emgwaqeni uye ku-Al Rams Rd. Ekupheleni kwalo mgwaqo omfushane yi-Djulfar.