Qaryat at Taliah in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Qaryat at Taliah in context

22.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Qaryat at TaliahDiyala (Region)Iraq (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Qaryat at Taliah plotted against Diyala and Iraq. The SNDi of new construction in Qaryat at Taliah followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Diyala which was at its lowest in 1991-2005 and Iraq which peaked in 1976-1990. Most recently, Qaryat at Taliah's incremental SNDi rose from 2.06 to 2.28 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Qaryat at Taliah ranked 1st out of 4 cities in Diyala and 19th out of 86 in Iraq as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.28
Rank in Iraq
24th of 86
Rank in Diyala
1st of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.1
Rank in Iraq
19th of 86
Rank in Diyala
1st 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
Qaryat at TaliahJaysingpurBani Gala

Qaryat at Taliah, Jaysingpur, and Bani Gala all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. For the full network, Qaryat at Taliah and Jaysingpur both fluctuated in connectivity, while Bani Gala became progressively more disconnected. Qaryat at Taliah and Jaysingpur have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.