* A hookah is a water pipe used to smoke tobacco through cooled water. The tobacco is heated in the bowl at the top of the hookah and the smoke is filtered through the water in the base of the hookah.
* Alternate names for hookahs include: water pipe, goza, hubble-bubble, borry, arhile, and narghile.
* Shisha is the tobacco smoked in a hookah. It is a very moist and sticky tobacco that has been soaked in honey or molasses.
* There are a variety of shisha flavors including apple, plum, coconut, mango, mint, and strawberry.
History of Hookahs?
* The hookah tradition, dating back at least 500 years, originated in the Middle East regions of the world. Countries cited for the first use include Egypt, India, and Turkey.1
* Smoking the hookah is one of the oldest, most popular Turkish traditions.
* The tradition has traveled to the United States and today there are more than 300 hookah establishments in the U.S.2
* Alternate names for hookahs include: water pipe, goza, hubble-bubble, borry, arhile, and narghile.
* Shisha is the tobacco smoked in a hookah. It is a very moist and sticky tobacco that has been soaked in honey or molasses.
* There are a variety of shisha flavors including apple, plum, coconut, mango, mint, and strawberry.
History of Hookahs?
* The hookah tradition, dating back at least 500 years, originated in the Middle East regions of the world. Countries cited for the first use include Egypt, India, and Turkey.1
* Smoking the hookah is one of the oldest, most popular Turkish traditions.
* The tradition has traveled to the United States and today there are more than 300 hookah establishments in the U.S.2
