Deera Square
| ساحة الصفاة | |
|---|---|
 The square in 2011 | |
| Location | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Coordinates | 24°37′51″N 46°42′43″E / 24.630884°N 46.711838°E |
| Other | |
| Known for | Public executions |
Deera Square (Arabic: ساحة الصفاة) is a public space in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in which public executions (usually by beheading) take place. It is sometimes known as Justice Square[1] and colloquially called Chop Chop Square.[2]
After Friday prayers, police and other officials 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.
Gallery
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The square in 2007 -
A drain in the square
See also
References
- ^ "Justice In Saudi Arabia". 11 December 2002. Archived from the original on 2005-03-07.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Ledoux, Abby (November 13, 2014). "Three months in Riyadh". The Milton Independent. St. Albans, Vermont.
..."Chop Chop Square," or less colloquially, Deera Square, a large, brick yard where the public gathers to watch corporal punishments and capital executions.