title: Beqaasem
text: # Beqaasem
  
  Beqaasem (Arabic: بقعسم) is a Syrian village in the Qatana District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Beqaasem had a population of 2,268 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze.
  
  ## History
  
  In 1838, Eli Smith noted Beqaasem's population as Druze.
  
  