Jafar Muhammad Ali in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Jafar Muhammad Ali in context

33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Jafar Muhammad AliSala ad-Din (Region)Iraq (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Jafar Muhammad Ali plotted against Sala ad-Din and Iraq. The SNDi of new construction in Jafar Muhammad Ali rose steadily, compared to Sala ad-Din which peaked in 1976-1990 and Iraq which peaked in 1976-1990. Most recently, Jafar Muhammad Ali's incremental SNDi rose from 3.94 to 4.79 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Jafar Muhammad Ali ranked 8th out of 10 cities in Sala ad-Din and 79th out of 86 in Iraq as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.79
Rank in Iraq
82nd of 86
Rank in Sala ad-Din
8th of 10

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.03
Rank in Iraq
79th of 86
Rank in Sala ad-Din
8th of 10

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Jafar Muhammad AliMathuraBeira

In new street additions, Jafar Muhammad Ali and Beira both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Mathura fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Jafar Muhammad Ali and Mathura have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.