Khanich in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Khanich in context

2.733.33.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.733.33.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KhanichDihok (Region)Iraq (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Khanich plotted against Dihok and Iraq. The SNDi of new construction in Khanich was at its lowest in 1991-2005, compared to Dihok which peaked in 1976-1990 and Iraq which peaked in 1976-1990. Most recently, Khanich's incremental SNDi rose from 2.73 to 2.75 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Khanich ranked 4th out of 4 cities in Dihok and 67th out of 86 in Iraq as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.75
Rank in Iraq
44th of 86
Rank in Dihok
4th of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.0
Rank in Iraq
67th of 86
Rank in Dihok
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
KhanichSampov LunSan Jose del Guaviare

In new street additions, Khanich and Sampov Lun both built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while San José del Guaviare built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Khanich became progressively more connected, while Sampov Lun became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards and San José del Guaviare grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Khanich and Sampov Lun have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.