Amarah: city in Maysan, 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.
View Amarah, Iraq on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Amarah as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.91, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 1.69, 1.64, 2.34 and 2.11. Disconnectivity in street construction in Amarah follows a zig-zag trend. In 1976-1990, street construction was most disconnected, while construction was most connected in 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Amarah spans a total of 734 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of 2.11, 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 1.69, 1.64, 1.72 and 1.91. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Amarah has worsened in disconnectivity since 1990.
Amarah and Maysan do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Amarah followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Maysan was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Amarah fare in comparison to others in Maysan? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Amarah was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 4 cities in Maysan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Amarah ranked 1st in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Amarah and Iraq do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Amarah followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Iraq was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Amarah fare in comparison to others in Iraq? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Amarah was the 36th-most disconnected out of the 75 cities in Iraq. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Iraq, street construction in Amarah has become more connected. Amarah ranked 27th in 1975, 28th in 1976-1990, 16th in 1991-2000 and 36th in 2001-2014.
Amarah and Maysan 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, Amarah is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 4 cities in Maysan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Amarah ranked 1st in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Amarah and Iraq 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, Amarah is the 23rd-most disconnected out of the 75 cities in Iraq. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Iraq, the street network in Amarah has become more disconnected. Amarah ranked 27th in 1975, 26th in 1976-1990, 26th in 1991-2000 and 23rd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Amarah had a built-up area of 10.51 square kilometers, and a population of 564268 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: