Saqqez: city in Kordestan, Iran
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.
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Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Saqqez as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.89, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 0.58, 2.91 and 1.71. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Saqqez spans a total of 257 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. 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 nan, 0.58, 0.6 and 0.89. Data was not available in 1975.
Saqqez and Kordestan 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 Kordestan was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Saqqez fare in comparison to others in Kordestan? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Saqqez was the 5th-most disconnected out of the 6 cities in Kordestan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Saqqez ranked 5th in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Saqqez and Iran 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 Iran was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Saqqez fare in comparison to others in Iran? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Saqqez was the 139th-most disconnected out of the 181 cities in Iran. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Iran, street construction in Saqqez has become more disconnected. Saqqez ranked 153rd in 1976-1990, 61st in 1991-2000 and 139th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Saqqez and Kordestan do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Kordestan was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Saqqez is the 6th-most disconnected out of the 6 cities in Kordestan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Kordestan, the street network in Saqqez has become more connected. Saqqez ranked 5th in 1976-1990, 6th in 1991-2000 and 6th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Saqqez and Iran do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Iran was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Saqqez is the 171st-most disconnected out of the 181 cities in Iran. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Iran, the street network in Saqqez has become more connected. Saqqez ranked 157th in 1976-1990, 166th in 1991-2000 and 171st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Saqqez had a built-up area of 9.16 square kilometers, and a population of 179557 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: