Kungani iBoston iyidolobha elihle kangaka?
IBoston iyidolobha elinomlando kakhulu ngokuphathelene nokuthuthuka nomlando wase-United States. IBoston iyinhloko-dolobha nedolobha elikhulu kunawo wonke e-Commonwealth yaseMassachusetts kanye nesikhungo samasiko nezezimali esifundeni saseNew England enyakatho-mpumalanga ye-United States. Imingcele yedolobha ihlanganisa indawo engaba ngu-48.4 sq mi (125 km2) kanye nenani labantu abangu-675,647 kusukela ngo-2020. Leli dolobha liyisisekelo sezomnotho namasiko sendawo enkulu yedolobha elikhulu eyaziwa ngokuthi iGreater Boston, indawo yezibalo yedolobha elikhulu (i-MSA) enabantu abalinganiselwa ezigidini ezingama-4.8 ngonyaka ka-2016 futhi ibalwa njenge-MSA yeshumi ngobukhulu ezweni.  IBoston ingelinye lamadolobha amadala kunawo wonke eMelika, eyasungulwa eNhlonhlweni yaseShawmut ngo-1630 yizifiki ezingamaPuritan ezivela edolobheni laseNgilandi elinegama elifanayo. Kwakuyisigcawu sezenzakalo eziningana ezibalulekile ze-American Revolution kanye nokusungulwa kwesizwe, njenge-Boston Massacre, iBoston Tea Party, iMpi yaseBunker Hill, nokuvinjezelwa kweBoston. Ngemva kokuba iMelika ithole inkululeko eBrithani, leli dolobha laqhubeka liyichweba elibalulekile nesikhungo sokukhiqiza kanye nesikhungo semfundo nesamasiko. Leli dolobha liye landa ngaphesheya kwenhlonhlo yasekuqaleni ngokubuyiselwa komhlaba nokuhlanganiswa komasipala. Umlando wayo ocebile uheha izivakashi eziningi, kanti iFaneuil Hall iyodwa idonsa izivakashi ezingaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-20 ngonyaka. Izindawo eziningi zokuqala zaseBoston zihlanganisa ipaki lokuqala lomphakathi lase-United States (iBoston Common, 1634), isikole sokuqala somphakathi noma sombuso (iBoston Latin School, 1635) uhlelo lokuqala lomgwaqo ongaphansi komhlaba (umgwaqo ongaphansi komhlaba waseTremont Street, 1897), kanye nomtapo wezincwadi wokuqala omkhulu womphakathi (iBoston Public Library, 1848).  Namuhla, iBoston iyisikhungo sokucwaninga kwesayensi; amakolishi amaningi kanye namanyuvesi akule ndawo, ikakhulukazi iHarvard ne-MIT, ayenza ibe ngumholi womhlaba wonke kwezemfundo ephakeme, kufaka phakathi umthetho, ezokwelapha, ubunjiniyela kanye nebhizinisi, futhi idolobha libhekwa njengephayona lomhlaba jikelele emisha nasekuqaliseni amabhizinisi, cishe ama-startups angama-5,000. Isisekelo sezomnotho saseBoston sihlanganisa ezezimali, izinsizakalo zobungcweti nezamabhizinisi, i-biotechnology, ubuchwepheshe bolwazi, nemisebenzi kahulumeni. Imikhaya yasedolobheni inezinga eliphakeme kakhulu lokupha e-United States. Amabhizinisi nezikhungo zaseBoston zibalwa phakathi kwezindawo eziphambili ezweni ngokuphathelene nokusimama kwemvelo nokutshalwa kwezimali okusha.  IBoston iyidolobha elihle ngoba inikeza izinto eziningi ezijabulisayo kuzo zonke izinhlobo zezivakashi; kusukela emikhayeni kuya kubantu abadala. IBoston iyidolobha elihle kakhulu ongakwazi ukuhamba kulo futhi iCambridge eyingqopha-mlando ingesheya komfula. IBoston inamaqembu ezemidlalo omlando amangalisayo; iRed Sox iqembu lebhola le-baseball eliqeqeshiwe lidlala emlandweni weFenway Park, iqembu lebhola le-basketball iBoston Celtics neBoston Bruins, iqembu lebhola le-hockey eliqeqeshiwe e-TD Garden.