Hookah

A hookah (Hindustani: हुक़्क़ा (Devanagari), حقّہ (Nastaleeq) huqqā)[1][2] or waterpipe[3] is a single or multi-stemmed (often glass-based) instrument for smoking tobacco in which the smoke is cooled and filtered by passing through water.[4] Originally from India,[1][5][6][7][8][9] hookah has gained popularity, especially in the Middle East and is gaining popularity in North America, Europe, Australia and Brazil.[2]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The cyclopaedia of India and of eastern and southern Asia, Volume 2. Bernard Quaritch. Retrieved on 2007–08–01. “HOOKAH. Hindi. The Indian pipe and apparatus for smoking.”
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hookah. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved on 2008-04-08.
3. ↑ or shisha WHO Study Group on Tobacco Product Regulation (TobReg) an advisory note "Waterpipe tobacco smoking:health effects, research needs and recommended actions by regulators", 2005
4. ↑ (June 1855) The History and Mystery of Tobacco. Harper's.
5. ↑ The Wealth of India. Council of Scientific & Industrial Research. Retrieved on 2007–08–01. “The smoking of hookah and hubble-bubble started in India during the reign of the great Moghul emperor, Akbar.”
6. ↑ Beyond the Smoke, There is Solidarity Among Cultures. Victoria Harben for Common Ground News Service. Retrieved on 2008-12-05.
7. ↑ Metro Detroit's Hookah Scene. Terry Parris Jr for Metromode Media. Retrieved on 2008-12-27.
8. ↑ Hookah History. Colors of India. Retrieved on 2008-12-05.
9. ↑ [1875] (2005) "XXVII - The Ruins of Futtehpore", India and Its Native Princes: Travels in Central India and in the Presidencies of Bombay and Bengal, Reprint - Asian Educational Services 2005 (in English - UK), London: Chapman and Hall. ISBN 8-1206-1887-4.