Deera Square

Deera Square (Arabic: ساحة الديرة) is a public space in ad-Dirah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in which public executions (usually by beheading) take place. It is known as Al-Safaa Square (Arabic: ساحة الصفاة), Justice Square[1] and derisively called Chop Chop Square by English speaking visitors.[2]

Deera Square
ساحة الديرة
Deera Square in 2011
Location Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Coordinates 24.630884°N 46.711838°E / 24.630884; 46.711838
Other
Known for Public executions

At unannounced times, police and other officials will 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. As with public executions in the U.S. and other capital punishment jurisdictions, it is a crime to record, with photos or videos, the executions, despite the number of attendees witnessing such public events.[3]

  • The square in 2007
  • A drain in the square

See also

References
  1. "Justice In Saudi Arabia". 11 December 2002. Archived from the original on 7 March 2005. Retrieved 30 October 2006.
  2. Ledoux, Abby (November 13, 2014). "Three months in Riyadh". The Milton Independent. St. Albans, Vermont. ..."Deera Square, " or less colloquially "Chop Chop Square," , a large, brick yard where the public gathers to watch corporal punishments and capital executions.
  3. Drennan, Justine. "Saudi Arabia's Beheadings Are Public, but It Doesn't Want Them Publicized". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
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