Qarabāg in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Qarabag in context

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
QarabagHirat (Region)Afghanistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Qarabāg plotted against Hirat and Afghanistan. The SNDi of new construction in Qarabāg followed a zig-zag trend, compared to Hirat which was at its lowest in 1991-2005 and Afghanistan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. In terms of the aggregate network, Qarabāg ranked 3rd out of 8 cities in Hirat and 19th out of 73 in Afghanistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
N/A

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.95
Rank in Afghanistan
19th of 73
Rank in Hirat
3rd of 8

Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
QarabagUpenekangIllela

In new street additions, Qarabāg fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Upenekang fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Illela built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Qarabāg became progressively more connected, while Upenekang fluctuated in connectivity and Illela became progressively more connected. Qarabāg and Upenekang have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.