sentences:  Other notable Christian scholars dating to this period who hailed from the Qatari Peninsula include Dadisho Qatraya, and Ahob of Qatar.In 674, the bishops of Beth Qatraye stopped attending synods; although the practice of Christianity persisted in the region until the late 9th century.In May 2005, representatives of Christian churches in Qatar signed an agreement with the Qatari Government for a fifty-year lease on a large piece of property in Mesaimeer on the outskirts of Doha on which they intended to erect six churches at their own expense.