Jabal us Saraj in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Jabal us Saraj in context

468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Jabal us SarajParwan (Region)Afghanistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Jabal us Saraj plotted against Parwan and Afghanistan. The SNDi of new construction in Jabal us Saraj was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Parwan which fell steadily and Afghanistan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Jabal us Saraj's incremental SNDi rose from 6.74 to 8.41 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Jabal us Saraj ranked 4th out of 4 cities in Parwan and 69th out of 73 in Afghanistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
8.41
Rank in Afghanistan
68th of 73
Rank in Parwan
3rd of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
7.12
Rank in Afghanistan
69th of 73
Rank in Parwan
4th of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Jabal us SarajItaitubaCaptainganj

While Itaituba and Captainganj both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Jabal us Saraj built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns in new street additions. For the full network, Jabal us Saraj became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Itaituba became progressively more disconnected and Captainganj fluctuated in connectivity. Jabal us Saraj and Itaituba have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.