Antakya: city in Hatay, Turkey
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 Antakya, Turkey on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Antakya as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.53, 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 1.22, 2.8, 3.42 and 3.4. Street construction in Antakya increased in disconnectivity initially but has since improved. The streets constructed in 1991-2000 were the most disconnected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Antakya spans a total of 977 kilometers. The period with the greatest volume of street construction was 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 2.8, 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 1.22, 2.09, 2.17 and 2.53. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Antakya has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.87 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.36.
Antakya and Hatay do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Antakya peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Hatay rose steadily.
How do development practices in Antakya fare in comparison to others in Hatay? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Antakya was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 5 cities in Hatay. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Antakya ranked 2nd in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Antakya and Turkey do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Antakya peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Turkey rose steadily.
How do development practices in Antakya fare in comparison to others in Turkey? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Antakya was the 23rd-most disconnected out of the 134 cities in Turkey. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Turkey, street construction in Antakya has become more disconnected. Antakya ranked 53rd in 1975, 14th in 1976-1990, 15th in 1991-2000 and 23rd in 2001-2014.
Antakya and Hatay follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Antakya is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 5 cities in Hatay. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Hatay, the street network in Antakya has become more disconnected. Antakya ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Antakya and Turkey follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Antakya is the 15th-most disconnected out of the 134 cities in Turkey. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Turkey, the street network in Antakya has become more disconnected. Antakya ranked 53rd in 1975, 23rd in 1976-1990, 23rd in 1991-2000 and 15th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Antakya had a built-up area of 27.43 square kilometers, and a population of 397544 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: