I-Belfast iyidolobha lesibili elikhulu kunawo wonke e-Ireland, kanye nomuzi omkhulu nenhloko yeNorthern Ireland - nendawo egcwele indawo ephilayo, yashintsha kakhulu kusukela ezinsukwini ze-"Troubles". Kutholakale emngceleni wezifunda ze-Antrim ne-Down esifundazweni sase- Ulster , iBelfast iphezu kweBelfast Lough ogwini olusenyakatho-mpumalanga ye-Ireland. Isibalo salo siseduze nama-330,000 (Idolobha kuphela, idolobha elikhulu lilinganiselwa kubantu ababalelwa ku-600,000).
Umlando kaBelfast
I-Belfast yayingaphezu kwenqaba eqapha ukuwela kweLagan kuze kube yi-1603, ngesikhathi uSir Arthur Chichester ethola leli zwe futhi wakha idolobha elinamandla ezindaweni eziningi. Phakathi nesigamu sesibili sekhulu le-18, iBelfast yavuselelwa futhi yaba "i-Athene yeNyakatho", ngokushesha iguquke ibe idolobha elizimboni elinelineni kanye nokwakhiwa kwemikhumbi njengezici eziyinhloko.
Ngesikhathi iBelfast iba idolobha ngo-1888 inani labantu lalikhulile ngo-400% eminyakeni engamashumi amahlanu, abantu abaningi abahlala emasimini abomvu obomvu futhi basebenza ezimbonini noma emikhumbi yemikhumbi. Ngasekupheleni kwekhulu le-19 leminyaka kwakukhona nokukhula kokuziphakamisa komphakathi kanye nokufundiswa kwezesayensi. Ukwethulwa kwe- Titanic ngo-1911 kwakumele kuboniswe ukuthi yikuphi ukuthuthukiswa.
Ukuba idolobha elihlukaniswe ngokujulile emphakathini nangokombusazwe (abantu baseKatolika babevame ukuba abampofu kakhulu), iBelfast yenziwa inhloko-dolobha yaseNorthern Ireland ngo-1921, ishaywe ukucindezeleka ngawo-1930 futhi "yahlukunyezwa" yizimbhamu zaseJalimane Ama-1940.
Ngemuva kweMpi Yezwe Yesibili uBelfast akakaze aphuluke futhi ukuqala kwe "Izinkinga" ngo-1969 kwenza leli dolobha lifanane nokuhlukunyezwa komphakathi nobuphekula. Phakathi kuka-1971 no-1991 ingxenye yesithathu yabantu bonke babaleka umuzi! Kuphela kokuphela kobudlova phakathi nawo-1990 kanti ngaphansi kwesigatshana seSivumelwano SikaLwesihlanu (1998), uBelfast waqala ukubuyiswa.
I-Belfast yanamuhla
Ukushayela eBelfast akukwazi ukusiza kodwa uqaphele izimpawu zesikhathi esedlule. Iziteshi zamaphoyisa ezinqaba, "izintambo zokuthula" (izindonga eziphakeme ezihlukanisa imiphakathi yamaProthestani kanye namaKatolika) futhi ngezinye izikhathi zivimbela izimbangi ezikhumbula izigqoko ezidlulile.
Kodwa isivakashi siyomangala ngokujwayelekile okuhlangene nendawo yedolobha. Lapho izikhwama zikhishwa ngezandla emaphoyiseni okulawula ngokuqinile kuphela eminyakeni embalwa eyedlule, abathengi bahamba futhi umthengisi wesigcawu ngezikhathi ezithile udumisa izinto zakhe.
Iziboshwa zangaphandle zinikeza izinkambo eziqondisiwe ezindaweni ezihlala emlandweni waseRiphabhulikhi, izitolo zokukhumbuza ngezikhathi ezithile zithengisa i-paramilitary regalia kanye nezimoto zamaphoyisa akusekho ukuzivikela. Naphezu kokuhlukunyezwa kwamasonto ngezikhathi ezithile ezindaweni ezihlala emadolobheni, idolobha lakwawo ngokwayo lifana neminye imizi yaseBrithani. With touch of Irishness waphonswa.
Belfast for the Visitor
I-Belfast yidolobha elinamuhla lanamuhla elinobusuku obubusuku obuhle, ukuthenga okuhle nokunye okukhangayo. Ukuvakasha kusethuthukiswa futhi ukukhangisa akuyona into eningi noma ecacile njengoba iseDublin. Ukuhamba nge-Belfast kungabonakali emotweni kanye ngezinyawo, ngendlela eyodwa-izinhlelo ezenziwe ngokusobala ngogwaja onogwaja engqondweni nasemigwaqweni engacaciswa yi-logic kodwa ngokuthi "imigqa yokuthula".
Futhi ungalindela ukuzitholela endaweni ebonakalayo yamacembu ekhoneni elilandelayo.
Uma esho lokhu, iBelfast kufanele ibhekwe njengokuthi "iphephile" isivakashi. Ngaphandle kokuba ubonise izilogi ezicasulayo noma izimpawu (isb. Ama-t-shirts ahlobene ne-IRA atholakala ngokusobala, kodwa ukugqoka kucela inkinga).
UBelfast akanayo "isikhathi" ngaleyo ndlela. Ukuhlukunyezwa kwe-sectarian kwanda ukwanda ngoJulayi 12 kanye nemikhosi yokukhumbula i- Battle of the Boyne .
Izindawo Okuzovakashelwa
I-City Hall, i-Grand Opera House, i-Crown Liquor Saloon, i-Botanic Gardens ne-Ulster Museum kufanele ibone. Noma ubani onentshisekelo kumagugu asezimbonini noma zasolwandle kufanele abheke ngaseLaganside, ajoyine ukuhamba ngesikebhe echwebeni elibanzi, ahloniphe ama-cranes amakhulu aHarland & Wolff ("Samson" no "Goliath") kanye neLagan Weir entsha.
Abathandi bemvelo bangahlola indawo yaseCave Hill phezulu ngenhla kwedolobha noma bachithe usuku olujabulisayo lwesigamu eBelfast Zoo eliseduzane. Futhi labo abanesithakazelo esidlule eBelfast bangase benze okubi kunokuba bathathe "i-Black Taxi Tour" eya emakhoneni.
Imyuziyamu enhle kunazo zonke yaseBelfast yiMilondolozi yase-Ulster, echaza umlando wesifundazwe kusukela eminyakeni yobudala, iTricanic Belfast enhle kakhulu embukisweni wayo omangalisayo we-liner-fated liner , kanye nomsindisi ohloniphekile we-Battle of Jutland, i-HMS Caroline .
Izindawo Okumele Zizigweme?
Ngisho nezindawo ze-Falls kanye ne-Shankill Road, izikhali ezizimele ze-republican ne-loyalist ngokulandelana, akufanele zibhekwe "ukukhawulelwa" . Ngakolunye uhlangothi, cishe yonke inhlangano yokuzibandakanya yamadoda amancane asebenzayo angahlola inkinga futhi kufanele ithathwe njengesibonakaliso sokuxwayisa.