Khujand in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Khujand in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Khujand plotted against Sughd and Tajikistan. The SNDi of new construction in Khujand was at its lowest in 1991-2005, compared to Sughd which rose steadily and Tajikistan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Khujand's incremental SNDi rose from 4.39 to 4.88 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Khujand ranked 6th out of 8 cities in Sughd and 10th out of 22 in Tajikistan as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 4.88
- Rank in Tajikistan
- 6th of 22
- Rank in Sughd
- 5th of 8
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 4.48
- Rank in Tajikistan
- 10th of 22
- Rank in Sughd
- 6th of 8
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
While Jianli and El Geneina both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Khujand built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns in new street additions. For the full network, Khujand became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards, while Jianli fluctuated in connectivity and El Geneina became progressively more disconnected.