hookah

Also known as hukah, ḡalyān, huqqa, argilah, argileh, argilee, nargile, nagile

thumb|A Rajput man smoking through a hookah, [[Rajasthan, India.]]

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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.