Beth Qatraye was a historical region in northeastern Arabia and the Persian Gulf, and was a major site for the history of Christianity in Eastern Arabia and pre-Islamic Arabian Christianity, in the sphere of influence of Sasanian Arabia. Its name means "region of the Qataris" in Syriac, and Syriac sources also refer to its communities as "the islands" (gazrāthā).
Beth Qatraye was a historical region in northeastern Arabia and the Persian Gulf, and was a major site for the history of Christianity in Eastern Arabia and pre-Islamic Arabian Christianity, in the sphere of influence of Sasanian Arabia. Its name means "region of the Qataris" in Syriac, and Syriac sources also refer to its communities as "the islands" (gazrāthā).
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