Tall al Zahirah: city in Ash Sharqiyah, Egypt
What exactly constitutes the spatial extent of the city? For these aggregations, we used the Global Human Settlement Layer Urban Center Database (GHS-UCDB) to define the boundaries of the city. These cities -- or urban centers -- cover areas that are densely populated and built-up, and so may extend beyond the spatial borders of these cities that we may be familiar with. The GHS area is shaded in blue.
View Tall al Zahirah, Egypt on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Tall al Zahirah as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.85, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 1.55, nan, nan and nan. Data was not available in 1976-1990, 1991-2000 and 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Tall al Zahirah spans a total of 47 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of nan, which is highly disconnected.
Effect on the aggregate network: New construction in each period adds to the total stock of streets, but does not change streets that have already been built. Therefore, it has a limited effect on the street network as a whole. The SNDis of the aggregate street network in the respective time periods are 1.55, 1.32, 1.34 and 2.85. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Tall al Zahirah has worsened in disconnectivity since 1990.
Tall al Zahirah and Ash Sharqiyah do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Ash Sharqiyah followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Tall al Zahirah fare in comparison to others in Ash Sharqiyah? out of the 12 cities in Ash Sharqiyah. Tall al Zahirah ranked 9th in 1975. There was no ranking in 1976-1990, 1991-2000, and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Tall al Zahirah and Egypt do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Egypt followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Tall al Zahirah fare in comparison to others in Egypt? out of the 170 cities in Egypt. Tall al Zahirah ranked 117th in 1975. There was no ranking in 1976-1990, 1991-2000, and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Tall al Zahirah and Ash Sharqiyah do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Tall al Zahirah was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Ash Sharqiyah followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
To date, Tall al Zahirah is the 8th-most disconnected out of the 12 cities in Ash Sharqiyah. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Ash Sharqiyah, the street network in Tall al Zahirah has become more disconnected. Tall al Zahirah ranked 9th in 1975, 9th in 1976-1990, 10th in 1991-2000 and 8th in 2001-2014.
Tall al Zahirah and Egypt follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Tall al Zahirah is the 95th-most disconnected out of the 170 cities in Egypt. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Egypt, the street network in Tall al Zahirah has become more disconnected. Tall al Zahirah ranked 117th in 1975, 135th in 1976-1990, 137th in 1991-2000 and 95th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Tall al Zahirah had a built-up area of 2.94 square kilometers, and a population of 55483 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: