Qatar Iindaba: Iye, Ungakwenza IQatar Nge-$150 Ngelanga—Nasi Isitifikethi

Nange uhlezi ndawana ithile phakathi kweDubai neDoha uzama ukukhetha bona yiphi idolobha onga lithatha isiqhema sayo sendiza, awusadingi ukufuna emva kokufunda loku. Akusikho iseyi yezinkondlo emalunga neQatar ilizwe elinommangaliso eMpumalanga Ephakathi. Loku kulinga kweqiniso lomhlaba kokuthi ungabona ini emahoreni angamashumi amabili nane eDoha, kubiza malini, nokuthi kufanele yini ngempela. Isahlulelo siza kuqala: nange unamahora angaphezu kwayisishiyagalombili wesikhathi sokulinda ungafuna ukuphuma esikhumulweni seemoya, impendulo kukuthi — iye, kufanele.

IQatar yinhlonhloko encani ephakamela ePersian Gulf, ilinganiselwa kumakhilomitha azi-11,500 — incani kuneBeijing. Yaba lelinye lamazwe anothileko emhlabeni ngebangelo lesizinda segesi yemvelo esikhulu emhlabeni kanye nokusingatha iNdebe yoMhlaba enciphe khulu emlandweni ngo-2022. Ngo-2026, amaMaroons — iqembu lesitjhaba leQatar — aphinde asesiteji sokuhlungela, kanti iHamad International Airport eDoha iseyindlela ekhambako yabahambi abanganakuthwaleki abahamba phakathi kwe-Asia, iYurobhu, ne-Afrika. Umbuzo oqakathekileko: ibizo leQatar lithi 'kuyabiza.' Kodwana kuhle yini lelo bizo? Ake ngiphendule ngesitifikethi.

Iindaba ezimnandi zokuthoma ngomthetho wokungena: iQatar inikela ukungena ngaphandle kwe-visa namkha i-visa nasefika kubantu bakwamanye amazwe alikhulu — hlola godu ngokobunjalo bephasipoti lakho ngaphambi kokubhuka. Ukusuka eHamad International Airport uye esikhungweni sedorobho kukukhetha phakathi kweendlela ezimbili: imetro (indlela yinye ilinganiselwa ku-$3, iRed Line iqonde esiteshini iMsheireb, imizuzu engamashumi amathathu) namkha itekisi (ilinganiselwa ku-$15–25 kuya ngendawo nesikhathi). Naso iseluleko sami sokuthoma: nange unamahora angamashumi amabili nane kwaphela, thenga iphasi yosuku lwemetro ye-$3. IMetro yeDoha ngesinye isitjhudisi sokuthutha komphakathi esihlanzekileko emhlabeni — angibonanga ngisho isiqhephana sinye sikadoti ephasijini.

Ihora lesine ekuseni eSouq Waqif. Abantu abanengi babhala ngeSouq Waqif ntambama namkha kusihlwa kunomsindo omnengi. Mina ngizokubhala ngayo ngehora lesi-4 ekuseni. Ngehora lesine ekuseni, iSouq Waqif iyavala. Umthengisi weenongo uhlezi esitendi sakhe, abukele ukuphindwa komdlalo wePremier League emtjalekweni wakhe — ibizo lika-Almoez Ali liphaphazela esikrinini. Ikati liphuma esiquntwini seensikapethi, lingibuka ngokungathembi, bese liragela phambili nokulinda kwalo kwasebusuku. Abavakatshi bokugcina bathengiselana nomthengisi ngezintjo nezikhafu — 'Ezintathu ngetjhumi, intengo yokugcina, ngiyavala kwanje.' Umoya usaphethe izinsalela zenyama eyosiweko netiyi enambithekako engeke iphele ngokupheleleko amahora ambalwa azako. Isouq ngehora lesine ekuseni inokuthembeka okuthize — ihora langaphambi kokulala — lapho woke umbala nokumemetha kwayo kubuyele ngaphakathi, kushiya kwaphela ukudinwa okuncani nokuthula okungokwesouq ngokwayo.

Nasi isitifikethi seqiniso sokuhlola amahora angamashumi amabili nane eDoha: Hamad Airport imetro yokuhamba nokubuya $6 / IMuseum of Islamic Art ukungena $14 / ISouq Waqif iideyithi zangaphambi kokusa nekarak chai $7 / Isidlo sasemini: isilwane esigandelelweko esine-machboos rayisi endaweni yokudlela i-Al Terrace $18 / Uhambo lwehla engxenyeni yehlelo ne-Inland Sea (kukhambelwe, kufaka i-4x4 ibhodloza iindunduma neziphuzo) $55 / Amanzi, amasnack, nesikhumbuzo esincani sesouq $12 / Ingqikithi = $112. Iye, angikhenge ngize nafika ku-$150. Nange ungasitshiya isipiliyoni sehlelo — sithi unamahora ali-12 kwaphela — ungakwenza ngaphasi kwe-$50. Nange ufuna ukuhlala ubusuku ehhodeleni leenkanyeti ezine, engezelela i-$120–180. Kodwana nange ubulala kwaphela isikhathi phakathi kweendiza ezimbili, iimshini zomoya wethawula neendawo zokuphumula zesikhumulo seemoya zingcono kunalokho ocabangako — kanti zimahala.

IKhor Al Adaid, i-Inland Sea, kummangaliso wendawo — iindunduma zesihlabathi ezingena ngqo emanzini aluhlaza okhanyako wePersian Gulf. NaseToyota Land Cruiser idabula iindunduma nge-engeli yamadigri wamashumi amathathu, umculo owawuphuma ezipikheni zomqhubi uHassan bewungesiwo 'umoya wesiPhakathi neMpumalanga' ongawulindela — bewukulumo yePremier League yeBrentford bebhekene neCrystal Palace. ‘AmaQatari ayayibukela iligi yendawo?’ ngabuza. 'Hhayi,' kusho yena, ekhomba ihlelo esibukweni sangemva. 'AmaQatari abukela iPremier League kwaphela — ngaphandle kokuthi thina ngokwethu sikhe senze iNdebe yoMhlaba.' Ilifa lango-2022 alikho esakhiweni sezinkundla zeDoha kwaphela — likho naseku cabangisiseni kwakhona abantu okujayelekileko kuleli lizwe ubuhlobo babo nebhola leenyawo.

Ngehora lesithandathu ntambama, bengimi ngaphambi kweefasitela zokusuka esitezi kuye ngaphezulu zeMuseum of Islamic Art. Imigca yamatshe ka-I.M. Pei yayihlabe isibhakabhaka seDoha ibe mukhandlo opheleleko — ngakwesobunxele, iidhows zendabuko zadilika ebhayi; ngakwesokudla, ubuso beglasi beWest Bay CBD babukhanya ukutjhinga kwelanga lehlelo. Umakhi webhilidi womPakistan wema eduze kwami — besakanqala iintambo ezikhanyako eengutsheni zakhe zomsebenzi — abukele isibhakabhaka esifana ncamashi. Wangitjhela ukuthi uneminyaka eli-12 eseQatar kanti usebenze okungenani eenzakhiweni ezihlanu zomthangala weWest Bay. 'Umndenakho wake wafika eDoha?' Wavikiza ihloko wakhomba izakhiwo eziphakemeyo ngaphandle: 'Babone izithombe. Akhuna okufana nento yeqiniso.' Lomzuzu awusukeli kunanyana yimuphi umkhambeli wokuhamba, kodwana bubuso obuqinisweni bomkhambo eQatar — enye ingasi yenotho ngabantu abakha inotho.

Ngibuyele eHamad Airport ngamahora amabili ngaphambi kwendiza elandelako. Isitolo sokuthengisa izinto ezingabhadalelwa imali ubukhambeli besikhangisa izikhafu zeqembu lesitjhaba leQatar — omaroon abajulileko, umfuziselo wamaMaroons ukhonjwe egumbini linye. Ngathenga yinye. Akusikho ngombana ngingumsekeli wabo — kodwana ngombana bengichithe amahora angamashumi amabili nane kwaphela kuleli lizwe kanti sengibone okunengi ukwedlula abahambi abanengi abadlulako abakhe bakubone: ikati esouqini yangaphambi kokusa, iinkulumo zomqhubi wehlelo zePremier League, isibhakabhaka somakhi, isitifikethi se-$112.

Ngakho, iQatar iyafaneleka? Kuya ngokuthi uyiqhathanisa nani. Nange undiza usuka e-Asia ngenjongo yekhefu — ngaphandle kokuthi unomdlandla othize khulu (ubukghwari bobu-Islam, ukukhempa ehlelweni, iFormula 1), amalanga amathathu eDoha angazwakala ebiza futhi amafitjhane. Kodwana nange uhamba phakathi kwe-Asia, iYurobhu, ne-Afrika ngewindi lamahora ayisishiyagalombili ukuya kwangamashumi amabili nane — impendulo kukuthi: phuma esikhumulweni seemoya. IQatar akusiyo indawo yekhefu kanye ephilweni. Kodwana ingaba yindawo yakho yekhefu yesikhathi sokulinda ephilweni yoke. Kanti ukuchitha i-$112 ukuze uzikhumbuze umkhambo kuhle khulu ukwedlula ukulala esihlalweni sesikhumulo seemoya amahora ayisishiyagalombili.