Al Majar al Kabir in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Al Majar al Kabir in context

1.21.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.21.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al Majar al KabirMaysan (Region)Iraq (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Al Majar al Kabir plotted against Maysan and Iraq. While Maysan and Iraq both peaked in 1976-1990, Al Majar al Kabir's new street additions peaked in 1976-1990. Most recently, Al Majar al Kabir's incremental SNDi fell from 1.5 to 1.36 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Al Majar al Kabir ranked 1st out of 3 cities in Maysan and 3rd out of 86 in Iraq as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.36
Rank in Iraq
3rd of 86
Rank in Maysan
1st of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.5
Rank in Iraq
3rd of 86
Rank in Maysan
1st of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al Majar al KabirMontevrainManmad

In new street additions, Al Majar al Kabir and Montévrain both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Manmad fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Al Majar al Kabir and Montévrain both grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Manmad became progressively more disconnected. Al Majar al Kabir and Manmad have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.