SPATIAL - QUANTITATIVE DISTRIBUTION OF THE SERVICES OF INDIVIDUAL TRADE CENTERS IN THE CITY OF NAJAF

Abstract

This research aims to shed light on the reality of commercial services in terms of the quantitative distribution of retail trade. It has become clear to us through the field study that the quantitative distribution of commercial services for retail trade centers has expanded significantly in the recent period in terms of numbers and types, but in a different way from one neighborhood to another according to the numbers The population of the city and the geographical location of the commercial center, and it is necessary to know this discrepancy between the neighborhoods and measure the efficiency and its ability to provide commercial services to the residents of the city. The city of Najaf is one of the important cities in Iraq, defined by several governorates: Karbala and Anbar to the north, Babel and Qadisiyah to the east, and Muthanna to the south, and it has international borders with Saudi Arabia to the west. The visit, in addition to the great development witnessed by Iraq after the events of 2003 and the accompanying increase in the population and the return of expatriates from abroad and their stability in the city and the security stability witnessed by the city. The main one, and through the field study and the questionnaire, it became clear to us that the level of services is average, and the city of Najaf is in need of services, as it suffers from poor planning, so that we find a concentration of population in the northern parts as a result of granting investment licenses in building many complexes, which increased the number of neighborhoods in them, and the relevant authorities should develop plans that It would achieve balance and support the commercial sector by providing services, providing parking spaces, and creating alternative ways to get rid of traffic jams, and thus reflect on the activity of commercial traffic in the study area.