Maragheh in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Maragheh in context

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MaraghehEast Azarbaijan (Region)Iran (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Maragheh plotted against East Azarbaijan and Iran. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Maragheh's incremental SNDi rose from 2.27 to 2.68 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Maragheh ranked 1st out of 8 cities in East Azarbaijan and 12th out of 169 in Iran as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.68
Rank in Iran
38th of 169
Rank in East Azarbaijan
1st of 8

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.13
Rank in Iran
12th of 169
Rank in East Azarbaijan
1st of 8

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MaraghehXiapuEd Dueim

In new street additions, Maragheh built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Xiapu fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Ed Dueim fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Maragheh and Ed Dueim both became progressively more disconnected, while Xiapu fluctuated in connectivity. Maragheh and Ed Dueim have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.