Geographical analysis of the residential function in the city of Talkif

Residential use is one of the primary uses of land in cities and the primary driver of their growth. However, the area occupied by residential housing in cities varies from one city to another and from one period to another within a single city. Residential growth is a major factor in the spatial structure pattern of the city. The residential function usually occupies the largest area in land use in most cities. Geographers have paid great attention to studying housing, whether rural or urban, and then it is a natural matter and a main unit of the components of the urban fabric of the various settlement centers.

Urban housing is perhaps the most interesting given its diverse patterns, on the one hand, and the factors influencing its composition and distribution, on the other. This is in addition to other variables associated with it, such as the relationship between housing pattern and income level, social status, demographic conditions of the community, and so on. On the other hand, the residential area represents one of the main and important uses in the city, and it occupies the largest area of ​​it, as its percentage of occupancy ranges between 35.0-45.0% of the city’s area, and it may sometimes exceed that in cities.