Daraa in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Daraa in context

36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DaraaDar`a (Region)Syria (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Daraa plotted against Dar`a and Syria. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Daraa's incremental SNDi rose from 2.0 to 11.83 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Daraa ranked 3rd out of 3 cities in Dar`a and 13th out of 39 in Syria as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
11.83
Rank in Syria
39th of 39
Rank in Dar`a
3rd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.9
Rank in Syria
13th of 39
Rank in Dar`a
3rd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

036912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
036912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DaraaBai GhesiKepanjen

In new street additions, Daraa fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Bai Ghesi fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Kepanjen built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Daraa and Kepanjen both became progressively more disconnected, while Bai Ghesi became progressively more connected.