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Deera Square is a public space in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in which public executions used to take place. It is sometimes known as Al-Safaa Square , Justice Square and colloquially called Chop Chop Square.After Friday prayers, police and other officials would clear the area to make way for the execution to take place. After the beheading of the condemned, the head is stitched to the body which is wrapped up and taken away for the final rites. Wikipedia
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Also called as Chop Chop Square or Justice Square, Deera Square is a new public square where executions still take place as capital punishment. Saudi Arabia is the only country ...
read moreThe first place I recommend checking out is the Masmak Fort (free entry), a clay and mud-brick fort located in the old quarters of Riyadh. It is immaculately restored, with lots ...
read moreAcross the road from Masmak Fort is Deera Square. To tourists, this is also known as ‘chop chop square’ as it’s where public executions were held in Riyadh so it should ...
read moreVisit the royal capital, Riyadh, a modern city built on the site of the first town captured by Ibn Saud in 1902. The only trace of the old town that ...
read moreSaudi’s love to go out after sunset and stay up and out until the early hours of the morning so the best way to enjoy Riyadh is to embrace this ...
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