Abha in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Abha in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Abha plotted against 'Asir and Saudi Arabia. The SNDi of new construction in Abha rose steadily, compared to 'Asir which rose steadily and Saudi Arabia which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Abha's incremental SNDi rose from 3.46 to 9.9 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Abha ranked 2nd out of 3 cities in 'Asir and 29th out of 44 in Saudi Arabia as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 9.9
- Rank in Saudi Arabia
- 44th of 44
- Rank in 'Asir
- 3rd of 3
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 3.02
- Rank in Saudi Arabia
- 29th of 44
- Rank in 'Asir
- 2nd of 3
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
In new street additions, Abha and Yinan both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Wanqingsha fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Abha and Yinan both became progressively more disconnected, while Wanqingsha fluctuated in connectivity. Abha and Wanqingsha have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.