Abantu abaningi bazi ngeHouston ngesimo salo njengedolobha lesine elikhulu kunazo zonke kuleli zwe, isiko lokushayela elidumile lokushayela , noma i- Tex-Mex evelele. Kodwa kuningi kakhulu ku-Space City kunamanani amakhulu kanye ne- queso elihlwabusayo . Indawo yedolobha ibanzi kunamanye athi, isibalo sabantu abahlukahlukene asifani nhlobo, kanti uSam Houston wayenandaba nokudalwa kwayo. Nazi ezinye izinto wena (mhlawumbe) ongazi ngeHouston, eTexas.
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I-Houston ayitholanga indawo yokuhamba isikhala.
Ukutholakala kwesikhala sokuShukela. U-Eric Meola / Getty Images Ngenkathi i-NASA ishiya umkhumbi wayo wemikhumbi ngemuva kokuhamba indiza engamashumi amathathu, ukuTholakele, i-Enterprise, i-Endeavor ne-Atlantis bonke bathole izindawo zokuphumula ezingapheli lapha eMhlabeni - kodwa naphezu kweHouston beyikhaya likaJohn Space Space kanye ne-Mission Control, akekho kubo ophelile Isikhala sendawo. Kunalokho, ama-shuttles athunyelwa ku-Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum eNew York; isikhungo sase-Udvar-Hazy eChantilly, eVirginia (ngaphandle kweWashington DC); Isikhungo Sendawo SaseKennedy eFlorida; kanye neCalifornia Science Center eLos Angeles.
I-Houston kungenzeka ukuthi ayinayo indawo yokuhamba isikhala, kodwa ine-Saturn V, ephikisayo ngendlela epholile. Ngenkathi isikhala se-shuttles kungenzeka sibe nemisebenzi engaphezu kuka-130 e-Earthbit ephansi e-Earth and Station International, iSaturn V empeleni yathumela abantu enyangeni.
I-Houston ayizange ishiywe ingenalutho, kodwa lapho i-shuttle ihamba ngemikhumbi. I-Johnson Space Center yathola izihlalo zokushayela indiza kanye nezinduna zezindiza, futhi i-shuttle ye-replica manje ihlala ngaphansi kwe-747, ongayibona e-Space Centre Houston.
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Yona idolobha elikhulu kunazo zonke e-US
Ngokombiko we-Kinder Institute for Urban Research ne-Hobby Center ye-Study of Texas, i-Houston yidolobha elihlukahlukene kunazo zonke e-United States - okungafani kakhulu neNew York City, eLos Angeles noma eChicago. Kungenxa yokuthi akekho omunye umuzi onokulingana okulinganayo njengoHouston wezinhlanga ezine / ubuhlanga obutholakala e-United States. Ngempela idolobha elincane kakhulu.
Kuyinto emangalisayo emhlabeni jikelele. Izilimi ezingaphezu kwezingu-90 zikhulunywa endaweni yaseMouston, yize zivamile kakhulu isiNgisi, iSpanishi nesiVietnam. Ngokuvamile kuyamangaza izivakashi eziningi ukuthola ukuthi iHouston inabantu abaningi base-Vietnamese abakhulu base-Vietnam abangaphandle kweCalifornia. Abangu-35,000 baseMelika baseMelika baseMelika basebenzisa umuzi wabo emzini, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni zaseMidtown naseChinatown eHouston.
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Kukhula futhi kuphuthumayo.
I-Houston iyona idolobha elikhulu elikhula ngokushesha kunawo wonke e-United States, eliwela eduze nje kweNew York City, futhi lilungele ukufica iChicago futhi libe idolobha elikhulu kunazo zonke kuleli zwe.
Kwakungeyona njalo ngaleyo ndlela. Inani labantu baseHouston liphindwe kabili phakathi kuka-1950 no-1970 , beqa kusukela ku-596 163 kuya ku-1 233 505, futhi kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, sekuphindwe kabili kwaphindwe kabili kwezigidi ezimbili nje edolobheni yodwa. Indawo yedolobha laseHouston - ayihlanganisi nje umuzi waseHouston, kodwa futhi izindawo zaseThomaslands naseSuarland - zihlala kubantu abangaba ngu-6.5 million.
Lokhu kwanda okusheshayo kungenzeka kube ngenxa yokukhula kwezimboni ezinkulu zaseHouston, ikakhulukazi imithi, i-oli negesi, kanye ne-aeronautics.
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Indawo yendawo yedolobha inkulu kunezwe laseNew Jersey.
Jose Velasquez / EyeEm / Getty Izithombe Indawo yedolobha laseHouston ithatha amakhilomitha-skwele angu-8 778, okwenza ibe mkhulu kunezwe laseNew Jersey kodwa encane kunaMassachusetts. Eqinisweni, idolobha likhulu kakhulu kangangokuba empeleni lihlanganisa ezinye imizi. Njengoba iHouston ikhula futhi yaqala ukuhlanganisa amadolobha amancane azungezile, amanye amadlelo awashiywa ngokuphelele eHouston.
Imizi yaseBunker Hill Village, i-Hunters Creek Village nePiney Points Village, isibonelo, iyingxenye yeqoqo lamadolobha azimele ngasentshonalanga yedolobha lase Houston endaweni eyaziwa ngokuthi iMidolobheni yeSikhumbuzo. Lezi zindawo zizungezwe imingcele yedolobha laseHouston kodwa zizimele futhi zinezikhulu zombuso kanye nomnyango wamaphoyisa.
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Ithola imvula engaphezu kuka Seattle.
I-Houston ingase yaziwe ngokushisa kwayo naseTexas ilanga, kodwa inesabelo sayo esihle sezulu esiphepho . Umuzi uthola isilinganiso samanzi amayintshi angu-45 njalo ngonyaka - cishe amayintshi angu-10 ngaphezu kuka Seattle. Ngenkathi iPacific Northwest ingase isondele eduze nokuqhuma, imvula eGulf Coast ivame ukuwela emaqabunga amancane. Yingakho i-Houston inezinhlayiya ze-bayous, noma imifula yamanzi, ehamba kuwo wonke umuzi, isinika isidlaliso sayo seGayou City. Njengoba imvula enzima iwela endaweni yezintaba, ama-bayous akwazi ukuqoqa amanzi awathathe.
Nakuba lezi zimanzi zihamba ngendlela ende ukuvimbela ukukhukhula, iHouston namanje ayinamasosha omzimba. Ukukhukhula kwezikhukhula ngenxa yemvula enzima kakhulu emithonjeni ka-2015 no-2016 kwabhubhisa inqwaba yamakhaya futhi kwaholela ekufeni kwabantu abaningana. Akukho lutho oluqhathaniswa nokho, ku-Hurricane Harvey ngo-2017, lapho imvula engaphezu kuka-50 intshi yawela ezinsukwini zezinsuku, okwenza amashumi ezinkulungwane abalekele amakhaya abo ngenxa yamanzi akhuphuka ngokushesha.
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Imigqa yephutha ihamba ngaphansi komuzi.
Uhlelo lwe-Long Point-Eureka Heights luqala ukusuka eningizimu nasentshonalanga ye-Harris County kuya enyakatho ntshonalanga, futhi luhlanganisa amaphutha angaphezulu kuka-300, ngokusho kweYunivesithi yaseHouston.
Nakuba lezi ziphutha zingewona uhlobo olubangele ukuzamazama komhlaba okukhulu, bangakwazi ukunyakaza ukuya emasentimitha ngonyaka. Umhlabathi oguqukayo uyinqaba kakhulu ukuba sizizwe, kodwa ama-shift amancane anethonya. Izakhiwo kanye nezitaladi ezithinta umugqa wephutha zingalimaza ngokuhamba kwesikhathi futhi ngisho nezikhukhula kalula ngenxa yezinguquko ekuphakameni.
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Nguyena owokuqala ukukhetha i-mayor evulekile.
I-Imeh Akpanudosen / Umhlanganyeli / i-Getty Images Ngo-2009, i-Houston ikhethile u-Annise Parker, waba yidolobha elikhulu kunazo zonke e-US ukukhetha umuntu ovuthiwe njengomama-dolobha. Ngaleso sikhathi, uParker wayekade ekhona emphakathini amashumi eminyaka, ekhonza kokubili ehhovisi lomphakathi futhi njengosishoshovu lwamalungelo obulili. Unqobe iningi levoti ngo-2009, wabe eseqhubeka futhi ukuwina kokubili i-second and third term.
"Ngobusuku abavoti baseHouston bavule iminyango emlandweni," kusho uParker ngesikhathi ekhuluma inkulumo yakhe yokutholwa kommeli. "Ngiyavuma ukuthi ngiyakwamukela lokho. Ngiyazi ukuthi lo mdlalo usho ukuthini kithi abaningi abacabanga ukuthi asikwazi ukufeza ihhovisi eliphezulu Ngiyazi ukuthi kusho ukuthini, ngiyaqonda, ngoba nami ngizizwa, kodwa manje, kusukela kulo mzuzwana, masijoyine njengomphakathi owodwa. Thina simunye emgomweni owodwa wokwenza lo muzi ube yilo muzi, kufanele ube , kungaba khona futhi kuzoba khona. "
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Umnotho wayo ukhulu kunalokho waseSweden.
I-GDP yendawo yedolobha laseHouston yayingaphezu kwezigidi eziyizinkulungwane zamaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane zama-500 ngonyaka wezi-2015, uma kuqhathaniswa namaRandi ayizinkulungwane ezingu-484 zamaRandi. Eqinisweni, amazwe angu-21 kuphela emhlabeni ayenayo i-GDP emikhulu kunoHouston.
Lokhu kungenzeka ukuthi, ngenxa yocenye encane, izimboni ezinamandla nezihlukahlukene ezihlukahlukene zaseHouston. Idolobha linamabhizinisi angama-26 akwa-Fortune 500, amaningi ayo asemboni ye-oyile negesi. Kodwa izinkulungwane zabantu nazo ziyasetshenziswa iPort of Houston, iNASA kanye neTexas Medical Centre - isakhiwo esikhulu sezokwelapha emhlabeni jikelele.
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USam Houston akayena umsunguli.
Idolobha laseHouston empeleni lasekelwa ngo-Agasti 1836 ngu-Augustus Chapman Allen noJohn Kirby Allen. Ngokushesha nje ngemva kokuba iTexas ithole impi yayo yokuzimela, abafowethu base-Allen bathenga isiqephu samahektare angu-6 642 eBuffalo Bayou. Banquma ukubiza idolobha labo elisha ngemuva kweqhawe lempi nomongameli wokuqala waseTexas, uSam Houston.
USam Houston wayenempumelelo eminingi eTexas 'emlandweni wokuqala - kuhlanganise nokuwina iMpi edumile yaseSan Jacinto - kodwa ukusungula iHouston kwakungeyena wabo.
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Kuyikhaya lokuqala lomdabu wamaHindu wendabuko enhlobonhlobo eNyakatho Melika
Katie Haugland / Flickr I-Shri Swaminarayan Mandir eHouston yiyona ngqangi yokuqala yamaHindu Mandir enhlobo yayo e-United States. Lezi zicucu zathunyelwa zisuka eNdiya ziya e-US zizohlangana ngokucophelela e-Stafford, eTexas, endaweni engaphansi kweHouston. Yenziwe ngezicucu ezingu-33,000 ezenziwe ngezandla ze-Turkish Limestone ne-Italian marble, i-mandir yathatha izinyanga ezingu-16 nezigidi eziyizigidi ezingu-1.3 zamahora wokuzithandela ukuze zihlangane.
Manje, yindawo yokusebenza ngokomoya, yamasiko nezenhlalakahle yamaHindu nezivakashi ngokufanayo. Isakhiwo ngokwayo siyamangalisa, kodwa ingcebo yangempela yizithombe ezibukwayo zemibukiso ezingcwele nezithixo ezitholakala ngaphakathi. Njengethempeli ngokwalo, ama-murtis ahlelwe ngobuciko futhi amangalisa ekudumeni kwabo nemininingwane.
I-mandir yindawo yokuqala yokukhulekela, kodwa izivakashi zamukelekile ukuvakashela ithempeli, uma nje zinezambatho ezifanele futhi zihambisana neziqondiso ezichazwe ithempeli.