Photos And Facts Of Saudi Arabia Most People Don’t Know

Published on 03/19/2018
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Shooting Squads

Saudi Arabia uses the death penalty to punish criminals, but which method do they use? The electric chair? The needle? Hanging? Nope, they use shooting squads. The tradition was to behead criminals, but due to a lack of skilled swordsmen, the move was made to shooting squads.

Shooting Squads

Shooting Squads

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A Massive Country

Even though there is only 2% of arable land in Saudi Arabia, it is still a massive piece of land. In fact, it is the largest country in the Middle-East and the 13th biggest country in the world. The exact size is 83,000 square miles (2,149,690 square km).

A Massive Country

A Massive Country

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