Viranşehir in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Viransehir in context

1.622.42.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.622.42.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ViransehirSanliurfa (Region)Turkey (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Viranşehir plotted against Sanliurfa and Turkey. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Viranşehir's incremental SNDi rose from 1.43 to 1.83 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Viranşehir ranked 3rd out of 8 cities in Sanliurfa and 42nd out of 174 in Turkey as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.83
Rank in Turkey
42nd of 174
Rank in Sanliurfa
4th of 8

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.66
Rank in Turkey
42nd of 174
Rank in Sanliurfa
3rd of 8

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ViransehirZaheerabadParasia

In new street additions, Viranşehir and Parasia both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Zaheerabad built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Viranşehir and Parasia both fluctuated in connectivity, while Zaheerabad became progressively more disconnected. Viranşehir and Zaheerabad have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.