Wani tashar jiragen ruwa mai fashewa a kan tekun kudu maso gabashin kasar Ghana, Elmina yana shahararren tashar jiragen ruwa. Ana samun sunansa daga sunan sunan lakabi na Portuguese don yankin, Da Costa de el Mina de Ouro , ko "The Coast of the Gold Mines." Ƙungiyar farar hula ta gari ita ce St. George's Castle, wani tashar jiragen ruwa na Atlantic da aka fi sani da Elmina Castle. Duk da haka, waɗanda suke da lokaci zasu gano cewa akwai fiye da Elmina fiye da abin da ya faru.
Elmina Castle
An zabi Elmina Castle a matsayin Tarihin Duniya ta Duniya don muhimmancinsa wajen ba da labarin labarin Afirka ta Yamma a cikin kasuwancin bawan Atlantic . Ginin Portuguese a 1482, an yi imanin cewa yana daya daga cikin tsofaffin Turai a gine kudancin Sahara. Cincin kasuwancin da ya taso a kusa da gine-ginen ya fara yin amfani da zinari ne a matsayin fitarwa na farko, amma a karni na 17, masaukin ya kasance wani tashar mai mahimmanci ga bautar da aka kama a Yammacin Afrika. Daga can, an tura su zuwa bauta a cikin New World.
A yau, baƙi za su iya zagayawa gidan kasuwa ko dai a kan kansu ko tare da jagora. Guides bayyana tarihin bawan bayin, bayarda haske akan inda ma'aikatan Elmina Castle suka fito, kuma inda suka ƙare. A cikin gidajen kurkuku, yanayi mara kyau na wahalar mutane yana cike da damuwa, kuma yawancin baƙi suna samun tafiya sosai. Hakanan zaka iya kallo ta hanyar "Door of No Return" - wani tashar sararin samaniya a cikin bango na bango wanda aka saukar da bayi a cikin jiragen ruwa kuma an kai su jiragen jiragen ruwa.
Kasuwar Kasuwanci
Daga baya, kasuwar kifi na Elmina na samar da nauyin sunshine da launi. Dama a waje da gine-ginen, ƙananan jiragen ruwa na kamala na gargajiya, ko magoya baya , suna haye a bakin tekun Benya. Wadannan tasoshin hotuna suna fentin da littafi na Littafi Mai Tsarki da kuma maganganu masu ma'ana, kuma masu haɗuwa da ƙuƙwalwa a cikin ƙwallon ƙafa.
Bayan lokutan da aka yi amfani da shi a teku, sai suka dawo gidansu don yin wasa da samari da mata da suke tsaye a kan gada a kan tekun. Matan suna daukar nauyin squid, crabs da kifi zuwa kasuwa, suna daidaita su a kan kawunansu.
Masu maraba suna maraba don kallo da daukar hotuna kamar yadda aka sayar da kaya, kyafaffen a kan manyan raguna, ko salted da dried. Duk da cikewar wariyar kifaye, kasuwa yana da tsabta. An yi amfani da manyan kankara na kankara don ƙirƙirar shavings, wanda aka sanya su a saman kifi don kiyaye su. Yayin da kake kaiwa cikin damuwa, zai yiwu a duba maƙerin gyaran gwanin da ke yin amfani da sababbin magungunan , wadanda suka yi kama da manyan kasusuwa. Masu sassaƙa suna zaune a cikin shacks dama bayan bayanan su na waje.
Wannan yanayin ya cika da rayuwa, yanayi mai kyau, aiki mai launi da launi, cewa yana amfani da maganin maganin da ya dace da masallaci da ɗakunanta na wadanda suka kamu da cinikin bawan. Idan kun yi farin ciki tare da lokacinku, zaku iya kallon ƙungiyoyi masu raye-raye da rawa waɗanda ke yin aiki a kowace rana bayan karfe 5 na yamma a cikin tsakar gida kusa da gidan.
Elmina Town Center
Bayan kasuwa, jiragen ruwa da kiɗa tare, wani gada ya kai ku cikin tsakiyar gari.
Ana haɗe da tituna na Elmina tare da gine-ginen mulkin mallaka kuma an ƙawata su da siffofin daji da garin Asafo na karni na 18 suka gina. Asafo sun kasance kamfanonin soja na bakin teku da kamfanonin Fante ke zaune. Kowane mutum yana da ginin kansa a garin, wanda aka gano ta wurin alamu na musamman da kuma manyan siffofi waɗanda suke nuna alamun addini ko ƙididdigar da suka shafi kamfanin.
Elmina Java Museum
An bude shi a shekara ta 2003, an ƙaddamar da gidan tarihi na Elmina Java a tarihin Belanda Hitam , wani rukuni na 'yan asalin ƙasar da' yan mulkin mallaka Dutch suka tattara a cikin Royal Netherlands Indies Army. Sunan Belanda Hitam ya fito ne daga Indonesian don "Black Dutchmen", kuma an tura dakarun na farko a kudancin Sumatra. Nuna a gidan kayan gargajiya suna da kyau kuma sun haɗa da tarin tufafi na kwarai da kuma wasiƙa na 'yan kungiya daga Elmina.
Santa Ana Jago
A saman tudun kusa da kudancin Elmina, za ku ga gine-ginen da ake kira Fort St. Jago ko Fort Coenraadsburg. Ƙasar da aka gina ta Holland ya kasance a 1652 don kare gidan daga harin. A shekara ta 1872, an ba da Birnin Birtaniya da kuma dukan Yankin Gold Gold zuwa Birtaniya, wanda ya gudanar da gado da dama na tsarin asali. A yau, cikewar yana ci gaba da zama mai kyau. Ana buɗe wa baƙi a tsakanin karfe 9:00 na safe da karfe 4:30 na rana kowace rana.
Inda za ku zauna a kuma kusa da Elmina
Kusan kilomita 13/8 miles yammacin Elmina, KO-SA Beach Resort tana ba da kyauta mai kyau, abinci mai kyau da masauki mai ban sha'awa a cikin ma'auni mai kyau. An yi ado da kayan ado da launi, tare da ɗakunan wanka da haɗe da takin gargajiya da aka tsara don amfani da yanayin. A bayyane na bayarwa yana ba da izini don samun ruwa mai kyau, wanda yake da wuya a cikin wadannan sassan. Zaka iya shakatawa a kan rairayin bakin teku ko a cikin ƙauyuka a cikin lambun, kuyi darussan koyo ko tafiya na sa'o'i a kan rairayin bakin teku.
Elmina Bay Resort yana da motar 10 minti daga cibiyar Elmina. Tana murna da kyakkyawar bakin teku da kuma gabar da yake cikakke don tserewa daga cikin zafi. Dakunan suna sabo ne, kuma ɗakuna suna da sanyi da kuma fadi. Akwai gidajen cin abinci a kan shafin yanar gizon, kuma za ku iya fita don dakatar da iska. Ƙofar gaba, Stumble Inn yana da kyakkyawan zabi ga waɗanda ke cikin kasafin kuɗi. Yana ba da dakin gida biyu, kayan dakin shimfiɗa na gado da kuma wurare masu kyau. Don kuɗin kuɗi kadan, zaka iya amfani da tekuna a Elmina Bay Resort.
Jessica Macdonald ya sabunta wannan labarin a ranar 7 ga Afrilu 2017.