Al Mishkhab: city in An-Najaf, Iraq
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 Al Mishkhab as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.31, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.89, 2.29, nan and nan. Data was not available in 1991-2000 and 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Al Mishkhab spans a total of 107 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 0.89, which is relatively well-connected.
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 0.89, 1.16, 1.22 and 1.31. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Al Mishkhab has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.27 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.09.
Al Mishkhab and An-Najaf 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 An-Najaf was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Al Mishkhab fare in comparison to others in An-Najaf? out of the 2 cities in An-Najaf. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Al Mishkhab ranked 1st in 1975 and 1st in 1976-1990. There was no ranking in 1991-2000 and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Al Mishkhab and Iraq 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 Iraq was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Al Mishkhab fare in comparison to others in Iraq? out of the 75 cities in Iraq. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Iraq, street construction in Al Mishkhab has become more disconnected. Al Mishkhab ranked 38th in 1975 and 15th in 1976-1990. There was no ranking in 1991-2000 and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Al Mishkhab and An-Najaf do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Al Mishkhab rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in An-Najaf followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
To date, Al Mishkhab is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in An-Najaf. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in An-Najaf, the street network in Al Mishkhab has become more connected. Al Mishkhab ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Al Mishkhab and Iraq do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Al Mishkhab rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Iraq was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Al Mishkhab is the 57th-most disconnected out of the 75 cities in Iraq. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Iraq, the street network in Al Mishkhab has become more connected. Al Mishkhab ranked 38th in 1975, 47th in 1976-1990, 47th in 1991-2000 and 57th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Al Mishkhab had a built-up area of 0.98 square kilometers, and a population of 55324 people.
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