This volume presents and analyzes information on the pre-Islamic and early Islamic historical geography and toponyms of the Beth Qaraye region as well as newly discovered vocabulary from a language referred to as Qaryth (in Qatari) used by its inhabitants.
George A. Kiraz is the founder and director of Beth Mardutho: The Syriac Institute, and the president of Gorgias Press. He earned an MSt in Syriac Studies from Oxford University, and an MPhil and PhD from Cambridge University. He has an extensive list of publications in Syriac studies.
