Deir Ez Zor: city in Dayr Az Zawr, 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 Deir Ez Zor as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.32, which is very well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.26, 1.27, 1.05 and nan. Data was not available in 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Deir Ez Zor spans a total of 341 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 0.26, which is very 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 0.26, 0.31, 0.32 and 0.32. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Deir Ez Zor has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.06 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.01.
Deir Ez Zor and Dayr Az Zawr 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 Dayr Az Zawr peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Deir Ez Zor fare in comparison to others in Dayr Az Zawr? out of the 3 cities in Dayr Az Zawr. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Deir Ez Zor ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990 and 2nd in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Deir Ez Zor and Syria 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 Syria rose steadily.
How do development practices in Deir Ez Zor fare in comparison to others in Syria? 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 Deir Ez Zor has become more connected. Deir Ez Zor ranked 14th in 1975, 13th in 1976-1990 and 18th in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Deir Ez Zor and Dayr Az Zawr do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Deir Ez Zor rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Dayr Az Zawr followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
To date, Deir Ez Zor is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Dayr Az Zawr. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Deir Ez Zor ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Deir Ez Zor and Syria follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Deir Ez Zor is the 20th-most disconnected out of the 24 cities in Syria. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Syria, the street network in Deir Ez Zor has become more connected. Deir Ez Zor ranked 14th in 1975, 20th in 1976-1990, 20th in 1991-2000 and 20th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Deir Ez Zor had a built-up area of 10.76 square kilometers, and a population of 124668 people.
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