hookah
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A hookah is a water pipe used for smoking tobacco or other substances, where smoke passes through water before being inhaled through a long hose. It has cultural significance in various regions, particularly in South Asia and the Middle East, where it has been used socially for centuries.
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- Names and etymology
- History
- Modern development
- Culture
- South Asia
- India
- Pakistan
- Bangladesh
- Nepal
- Middle East
- Gaza
- Iran
- Saudi Arabia
- Syria
- Turkey and the Balkans
- Southeast Asia
- Kenya
- South Africa
- United States and Canada
- Operation
- Filtration
- Health effects
- Exposure to toxic chemicals
- Exposure to pathogens that cause infectious diseases
- Addiction to and dependence on hookah
- Short-term health effects
- Long-term health effects
- Effects of secondhand exposure to hookah smoke
- Comparison to cigarettes
- Aerosol composition comparison
- Toxicant levels per milliliter
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|A Rajput man smoking through a hookah, [[Rajasthan, India.]]
A hookah (also see other names), shisha, or waterpipe is a single- or multi-stemmed instrument for heating or vaporizing and then smoking either tobacco, flavored tobacco (often muʽassel), or sometimes cannabis, hashish and opium. The smoke is passed through a water basin—often glass-based—before inhalation.