Suq al Shyukh in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Suq al Shyukh in context

2.42.733.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.42.733.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Suq al ShyukhDhi-Qar (Region)Iraq (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Suq al Shyukh plotted against Dhi-Qar and Iraq. The SNDi of new construction in Suq al Shyukh followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Dhi-Qar which fell steadily and Iraq which peaked in 1976-1990. Most recently, Suq al Shyukh's incremental SNDi rose from 2.37 to 2.73 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Suq al Shyukh ranked 7th out of 8 cities in Dhi-Qar and 45th out of 86 in Iraq as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.73
Rank in Iraq
42nd of 86
Rank in Dhi-Qar
7th of 8

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.59
Rank in Iraq
45th of 86
Rank in Dhi-Qar
7th of 8

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.522.53<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.522.53<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Suq al ShyukhSaidaJiexiu

In new street additions, Suq al Shyukh fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Saida built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Jiexiu built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Suq al Shyukh fluctuated in connectivity, while Saida grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Jiexiu became progressively more connected. Notably, Suq al Shyukh had a more connected network than Jiexiu in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.