Inside Most Traditional Part of Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia
In Saudi Arabia, they still behead... My heart is not that strong that I can bear this situation. This is a ladies' market.
Saudi Arabia is doing their traditional dance. Where are you from? India. Where are you from? I am from Pakistan. Stay by Modi. Yogi. Yogi.
Are you his friends? Yes, we are friends. Indian bowler, Mohammed Siraj is a big player. Did you take 5 wickets? Yes, I took 5 wickets. Wow.
Hey guys, welcome back to the new vlog. Right now, I am in the biggest country of the Middle East and the Gulf, Saudi Arabia. In the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh. So, today we are going to visit many places. Along with that, we are going to explore the oldest markets of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. How were the traditional markets here? And how are they today? Many of you must have heard that Saudi Arabia is very famous or was infamous.
In Saudi Arabia, people still get beheaded. So, this is a very popular place. Whoever comes to visit Saudi Arabia, goes there.
Where people get beheaded publicly in Saudi Arabia. And that place is called Chop Chop Square. That place is around 6 km from here.
Where I am standing is 8 km from here. I have walked 2 km till now. Now, I will take a taxi to go there.
I had told you that around 50% of Saudi Arabia's economy is oil dependent. Oil is dependent on export. And oil will not remain lifelong. After sometime, oil will finish. So, Saudi Arabia is going to diversify its economy. Especially in tourism and technology.
So, the government is going to increase tourism in Saudi Arabia. Many people have come to visit. But still, as a traveler, as a tourist, as a backpacker. The biggest problem in Saudi Arabia is that there is no public transport here. It is very less. It is on a very limited route. Wherever you want to go, you will not get public transport normally.
Riyadh is such a big city. Everything is very far from each other. 20, 30, 40 km from one spot to another.
Since I have come to this country, I have been spending a lot on taxis. So, backpackers and normal travelers cannot travel here. Like in the Middle East, in Gulf countries like Dubai, public transport is everywhere.
It is very easy. It is very tourist friendly. But there is nothing like that here. Until public transport is not available in Saudi Arabia, I don't think there will be many travelers in this country. People who have a lot of luxury and spend a lot of money will come here to travel. Backpackers cannot come here.
So, for now, I am taking a 6 km taxi. There are two ways to take a taxi. There are many apps. There is Kareem, Uber, Ego. On the road, there is also a Green car taxi. I will try to get a Green car taxi.
It should cost 12 Riyals for 6 km. It will cost 15 Riyals. Why is he giving me a dipper? This is an unofficial taxi. People told me. How are you? Fine.
Do you want to go to Dera? Will you go? Is it difficult? Okay. Okay. The taxi is written in the official taxi. The taxi driver who met me, he was giving me a dipper.
I think he saw my camera and refused. There is another taxi. He has been honking at me for a long time.
Salam. Do you know Hindi or Urdu? I know Urdu. You know Urdu. I want to go to Al Safa Dera. Dera? Yes. Do you know Dera? I know, but I don't want to go.
You don't want to go? I don't know. She refused. The green taxi is coming. I will give you a hand. Maybe it will stop. Where can I get a taxi? Green one? You can get a green one here.
You can get it here? If it is less, you can go from here. Okay. Thank you. I have just got an offline taxi. I am going with my brother. Are you from Pathan? Yes, I am from Pathan.
KPK? Yes, KPK. KPK. Okay. You are taking me wherever I am going. Chop Chop? Chop Chop. Chop Chop Square.
Is it famous? Yes, it is not difficult. I have been here for 14 years. You have been here for 14 years? Yes, I am a taxi driver. Okay, okay.
Do you get beheaded there? Yes, absolutely. Absolutely, okay. Have you ever seen yourself getting beheaded? No, I have never been there. I have never been there in 14 years.
Because my heart is not that strong. I can bear the situation. But people see you getting beheaded? Yes, people see me getting beheaded. This is a famous place, right? Yes, it is a very famous place. Yes, it is a very famous place. Whenever a person comes from the village, I show him this place first. Okay, here.
If he does this, I will cut your neck. Do you have any problem? No, no. I am not afraid of anything. If he does this, I will cut your neck. If he does anything wrong, you will cut his neck? Yes, because he is coming straight here. He is coming straight.
He is coming straight. He is coming straight. Yes, he is coming straight. He has to work hard here. He has to work hard. Okay, so brother, what is your name? Mohammad Ismail Khan.
Are there many Pakistanis here? There are a lot. There are about 3 million people here. 3 million Pakistanis? 3 million.
10 million, I told you. 10 million are immigrants here. Non-Saudi Arabians.
Yes. Which country has the most people here? The most people here are the people from the Arab countries. The most people here are the people from the Arab countries. The people from majority are Indian. The majority here are Indian. Then, there are people from Bangladesh.
Then, from Bangladesh. Then, there are Pakistani people. Then, they are Maasari people. Maasari people. Then, there are Tin Lord, Yamini and Shadani. Yes, Yamini.
How many people from Pakistan come here to work? Most people come here to work as labour. They come to work as drivers. Most of the population is from Pakistan.
Most of the population will be Pakistan's drivers. Drivers from Pakistan and labor. In which countries do the Bangladeshis stay at work? Bangladeshi people mostly work in the cities, they have their own business Their business is very good here Their business is very good Everyone has their own job, only those who have the word La Rizq in their name, they get the benefits What are the jobs of the Indians here? Indians do business and are also home drivers Home drivers? Yes, the drivers in the houses The drivers of the local families, the Saudi families? Most of the time, the Indian drivers do business in Yemen and India Most of the business is done in Yemen and India? Yes, very good business Pharmacy, medical? Yes, medical, doctors, nurses A lot of Indian nurses A lot of Indian nurses So, is this car an Elantra? No, it's an Accent Do you pay the rent? Yes, I pay the rent You have to pay the rent daily? Yes, daily How much do you pay for the car daily? Around 80-90 riyals 80-90 riyals, for us Indians, it's around 2000 riyals 60,000 riyals per month What is being built here? This is the metro So, there is no metro in Saudi Arabia yet? No, it's being built So, a metro is being built here, it's under construction In a few years, the metro will be open, but at present, there is no metro in Saudi Arabia When the metro starts, it will be very easy for tourists to travel here Yes, it will be very easy I have come here to travel, and there are a lot of problems I have to take a taxi for every place Yes, but construction work is going on on every road They have dropped me at this place It's a place like this Look at this And this is the infamous Chop Chop Square I will show you later It's 6 km long, they were asking for 25 riyals to reach here Then they agreed for 15 riyals Approximately 330 rupees In the whole world, Saudi Arabia is the only country that still does public execution That is, people are still beheaded in this country And Saudi Arabia is the only country in the world where the public can come and see the public beheading Everyone can see But it is forbidden to make a video You can only see Can't make a video Can't take a picture And this is the place where the head is beheaded Locally in Saudi Arabia, this place is called Al-Safat Square or Dera Square And in English it is called Justice Square And this place is popular among travelers and tourists In the name of Chop Chop Square Where the head is beheaded So for now, this is such a place There is also a mosque in front And there are some offices here I will tell you about this office after telling you about this place This is also a very interesting office And there is a location nearby There are some shops here that are closed There are some shops there There is a local public there, Saudi Arabians So see this is such a place Where hundreds of thousands of heads have been publicly beheaded Let's talk to some people Salam How is this? This is Al-Safat Chop Chop Here the head is beheaded Yes Is that the place? Yes Have you ever seen a beheading here? We saw it 10 years ago You saw it 10 years ago Yes This is a very big square It is a very big square Where is the beheading done? Here Where? There Where are you all from? Pakistan Okay, Pakistan So after inquiring from some people After inquiring from some people Finally, we found the exact place where the head is beheaded Or it was beheaded This is the exact place The whole square is called Chop Chop Square People from all sides They used to line up like this Surrounded and watched the public execution See, there is a fountain here There is a fountain After beheading, the blood would have spread here The water used to come out from here After being washed, the water would go inside The water used to come out from here The water would go inside The water used to come out from here The water used to come out from here The water used to come out from here The water used to go inside The water used to go inside There are many holes here There is a fountain here There is a fountain here There is a fountain here There is a fountain here There is a fountain here There is a fountain here There is a fountain here There is a fountain here There is a fountain here There is a fountain here There is a fountain here There is a fountain here There is a fountain here There is a fountain here There are many marks here There are many marks here I don't know what exactly is the mark Are you from Pakistan? Are you from Pakistan? No, Pakistan No, Pakistan No, Pakistan No, Pakistan No, Pakistan No, Pakistan No, Pakistan No, Pakistan No, Pakistan No, Pakistan No, Pakistan No, Pakistan No, Pakistan No, Pakistan No, Pakistan No, Pakistan No, Pakistan No, Pakistan No, Pakistan No, Pakistan No, Pakistan No, Pakistan No, Pakistan No, Pakistan So, you should not be beheaded. Capital punishment should
not be done. Even if it is being done, it should not be done publicly. Even in present time, capital punishment is done here. But being done publicly has become very rare.
Either it has stopped or they do it in indoor places only. Every year in news, around 100 to 200 people are beheaded here. Even in present time. But being done publicly has become very rare.
Either it has stopped completely. In Saudi Arabia, there is a religious police too. Whose name is Mutawa. So, this is Chop Chop Square.
Justice Square. And just behind this is Mutawa's office or headquarters. This is the office of Saudi Arabia's religious police. It is written in Arabic language here. There is a logo too.
This religious police of Saudi Arabia used to do moral policing. And their people used to live in Riyadh. So, the work of all the religious police officers was to go in public and see whether the ladies here are wearing hijab properly or not. If they are not wearing it, then they have to wear hijab. If they are wearing it wrongly, then they have to wear it properly. Apart from that, male and female should be separate and not mixed.
And all people should pray here on time. When there is prayer, they should not work at that time. They should not pray or do anything else. And many other non-Islamic activities should not be done. And this religious police Mutawa directly reported to the king of Saudi Arabia.
After that, when the present crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Muhammad bin Salman, who is also called MBS, came to power around the year 2016-17, he almost completely abolished all the powers of the religious police. In a legal way. So, at present time, most of the religious police of Saudi Arabia do not have the same power as before.
In Saudi Arabia, there was a hijab compulsory just like in Iran. The ladies here could not leave the house without wearing a hijab. Then after the power of the crown prince, Muhammad bin Salman, he also abolished this law. Now you will see women in Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, who will be without a scarf, without a hijab.
And you will also see them in modern clothes, in western clothes. Saudi Arabia used to be an ultra-conservative country for decades. In this country, women were not even allowed to drive a car.
Then in 2018, this law was also abolished. Now Saudi Arabian ladies can also drive a car here. I see a lot of women driving a car on the road.
Many of the strict and conservative laws in this country have been removed at present time. Until a few years ago, women were not even allowed to vote in Saudi Arabia. In 2015, Saudi Arabia became the last country in the world where women were allowed to vote. So, in this area, Dhira area, there are many markets around. There is a market. Sir, I am getting fruit juice here. I will take juice.
Will I get juice? Mix? Mix. Okay. This is mango? Yes, mango. Mango, three flavors. And this? Cocktail? Which is this flavor? Cocktail. Guava.
Guava. And this? Mango. Mango. Okay, I will take this.
They have put three layered flavors. Okay. This is for 10 riyals. This is for 220 riyals.
The single flavors are for 8 riyals. So guys, I have come inside a market while walking around. There are many shops of all kinds. Especially, clothes.
I can see more of women's clothes. There is a shop for food. There are many shops for makeup. And there are shops for accessories for phones.
There are many shops for perfumes. I think I have come to the wrong place while walking. This is a ladies' market. I am feeling shy to use the camera directly here.
There are many ladies' hair salons here. What is the name of this market? Swaygal. Swaygal? Swaygal. Sukh Swaygal. Sukh Swaygal. Wow.
Is this a ladies' market? Yes, it is a ladies' market. I will have to go out of the market. Yes. Sukh Al Zal. Sukh Al Zal. Sukh Zal.
Sukh Zal. Yes. I have to go that way. Okay. Thank you.
There are many shops for makeup. There are many ladies' hair salons here. So guys, we are in Deera area. It is right next to Chop Chop Square.
This is the biggest market in Riyadh. It is called Sukh Al Zal. It is called Sukh in Arabic language.
Sukh is the lifeline of Saudi Arabia. We are in the beginning of Sukh. Hello. Have you seen me? Have I seen you? Where have I seen you? I have seen you on YouTube. Oh, you have seen me on YouTube. Wow.
Namaste. Namaste. Okay. You have seen me a lot.
Where are you from? I am from Assam, India. Oh, you are from India. Wow.
Do you have a shop here? I have a perfume shop. Oh, you have a perfume shop. Okay. Where are you from? We are from India.
Oh, you are from India. Yes. You have come from India. What is this? Wood? It is wood.
Oh, it smells good when it is burnt. Yes, it smells good. Okay. Okay. This is a different type of wood. Okay.
Okay. Where is this wood from? It is from India. Okay. From India, Indonesia, and from other countries. Yes.
Okay. This is Sukh Al Zal. Where does it start? It starts from here. It is the oldest market in Saudi Arabia.
Oh, it is the oldest market in Saudi Arabia. Old stuff. Antique stuff. Oh, antique stuff. You will buy all the old stuff here.
This is the biggest market in Saudi Arabia Thank you This is the oldest market in Saudi Arabia You will get the oldest antique items here I will show you later Let me show you These are traditional clothes Are these ladies clothes? These are ladies clothes These are ladies clothes These are traditional Saudi Arabian clothes These are ladies clothes Where are you from? I am from India Oh, you are from India There are many perfumes markets here Most of the perfumes are from India Do you sell perfumes here? No, we sell perfumes from Assam Okay, so most of the people here are from Assam Thank you You are welcome The traditional clothes of Saudi Arabian people and some other Arabian countries are worn by men What is the name of this? This is called Agal It was like this It is made by machine There are many antique shops here Now I have seen the market I have seen some shops where Indians are sold I have not seen Indians here There are many antique items in this market They are selling these items on the ground I have no idea what are these old items I have no idea What are these items? What are these items? Saudi Arabian Is he a local? I think he is a Saudi Arabian How much is it? I am asking him He is telling the price It is 5 Riyal Thank you This is the market There are outdoor market and indoor market There is very less light here It is getting dark You can see there are many items here These items are of different sizes This is a picture of Saudi Arabian King This is a picture of Saudi Arabian King This is a picture of Saudi Arabian King There are paintings There are swords They are selling many antique items There are many antique items I don't know who is selling these There are knives What is happening here? Music is playing They have started the music They are selling tea These are the original inhabitants These are the original inhabitants These are the original inhabitants Hello Hello Awesome They are dancing They are dancing They are in proper attire They are in proper attire Finally, they have stopped the music Finally, they have stopped the music Let me show you They are very old There are DJs, CD players, VCR There are DJs, CD players, VCR This is a cassette This is a cassette Many cassettes and VCRs are here Many cassettes and VCRs are here They are playing music from this They are playing music from this They have overglide music for gramophone It's a collection of cassettes. A lot of them. Thank you, thank you so much. A lot of people are dancing here.
Saudi Arabians. Shukran, Shukran. Where are you from? India. Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you. Welcome. Look at this. Old fashion music. Whatever music you want.
I don't know which music is this. Everything is here. This is the original music and dance of Saudi Arabia. Which you saw in the market.
In Saudi Arabia, at one time, ladies were not allowed to operate any shop. But now the rule has changed. It has become very relaxed. Now ladies are allowed to operate any shop independently. So there are a lot of shop owners here.
Ladies are operating a lot of shops alone. You are getting a lot of old-fashioned stuff. Look, there is a TV set from a long time ago. There is also a telephone set from a long time ago. It's a great shop. It's fun to explore this area, this market.
There are a lot of lanterns here. So guys, I was just walking here. I came here to eat at a restaurant. I have ordered this Falafel sandwich. I have customized it a little.
There is Falafel in it. There are a lot of salads. There are fried eggplants. There is sesame seed and chickpea paste.
And there is mixed fruit juice. It is called Kaukiz here. You can eat food in Saudi Arabia. It is 3 riyals, about 330 rupees. My video.
What is your video name? I am selling heater. Heater. Come here, Shalimar. Do you know? Yes, Shalimar. Because I am a salesman. Salesman.
Yes. Which fragrance is it? Gucci Flora. Gucci Flora? Yes. Try it. Where are you from? I am from Pakistan.
Pakistan, okay. Yes, it is good. Thank you so much. Where are you from? I am from India. India? Which country? India. Which country? City.
Oh, city. Sorry, city. State? State. UP, Uttar Pradesh. I know, I know. Okay, okay.
Do you know Modi? No, no, no. No Modi. Yogi. Yogi.
Yogi. Okay, nice to meet you, bro. Okay, nice to meet you. Thank you so much. And from which city you are in Pakistan? Karachi. Karachi.
Oh, I would love to visit Karachi. Inshallah. I hope one day I will be able to visit Pakistan. Inshallah, tomorrow coming.
No, tomorrow not coming. Tomorrow I will not come here. Okay, bro.
Okay, bro. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you. Your name? Okay. So, it's 9.30 in the night. I have come to Al-Wizarat area.
Locals call it Hara. I have come here to drink saffron tea. It's evening now. It's not evening, it's night. There is a crowd in the morning. And there is a lot of dirt here.
A lot of dirt has spread everywhere. A lot of people are asking for money. They are begging.
On the road, on the footpath, on the traffic. There is such a situation here. Where are you from? We are from Hyderabad.
Hyderabad. Hyderabad, India? Yes. India.
India. India. India. India.
India. India. India. India. India. India.
India. Okay. Who is from Dhamabad district? Dhambad district.
Dhambad district. What do you do here? We play cricket. You play cricket? We play cricket. What have you come here to do? I have come here to play cricket.
Every day, we take the taste of Shalimar, Biryani. The most special thing here in the city is saffron tea. Saffron tea.
I had it in the morning, I have come to drink it again in the morning. The tea is in saffron flavor. This is our, Dhambad's, Dhambad's. Dhambad's. Dhambad's. Dhambad's.
It's Dhambad's. Dhambad's. Dhambad's. Kesar flavor, saffron flavor This is our Atta bhai Atta bhai is a big don Big don Love of all Shalimar We are friends From India He is from Pakistan I have done a video I have done a video Do you live nearby? Love of all Shalimar What are you doing here? I am a designer He is a designer He is a designer He is a boom boom He is a famous boom boom How long have you been here? 15 years So this restaurant Shalimar Hyderabadi restaurant Very special Saffron tea Whole day tea From morning to night 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours Special tea I showed you Indian snacks Thank you so much Saffron tea What is the cost? 3 riyal 66 Indian rupees Tea is very good We drink tea Indian bowler Siraj Indian bowler He came here Very popular People come from far Very far From Damans Very far Mohamed Siraj Shalimar And this tea Fantastic tea And come here Every people come here I have an idea Tea is the most popular here He is a youtuber Leave eating paan You are doing youtube You are drinking tea They don't leave eating paan They don't They are giving interview Look at his teeth I am getting angry So beautiful So elegant Just looking like a So many ladies On the road In burqa and abaya Begging In hindi and urdu Give me one riyal I don't know where they are from But many places are like this
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