Damascus: city in Syria
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 Damascus as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.52, 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 2.03, 2.69, 4.08 and 4.81. In each period, new street development in Damascus steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Damascus spans a total of 3370 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 2.69, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
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 2.03, 2.36, 2.38 and 2.52. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Damascus has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.32 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.14.
Damascus and Damascus do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Damascus rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Damascus peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Damascus fare in comparison to others in Damascus? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Damascus was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Damascus. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Damascus ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Damascus and Syria follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
How do development practices in Damascus fare in comparison to others in Syria? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Damascus was the 4th-most disconnected out of the 24 cities in Syria. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Syria, street construction in Damascus has become more connected. Damascus ranked 2nd in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014.
Damascus and Damascus follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Damascus is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Damascus. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Damascus ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Damascus and Syria follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Damascus is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 24 cities in Syria. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Damascus ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Damascus had a built-up area of 159.99 square kilometers, and a population of 2705863 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: