Directory of Hookah Resources

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A hookah (waterpipe, narghile, arghila, kalian, qalyan or shisha) is a single- or multi-stemmed instrument for vaporizing and smoking flavored tobacco called shisha in which the vapor or smoke is passed through a water basin (often glass-based) before inhalation.

When a waterpipe is used to produce smoke (as is common in the Arab States of the Persian Gulf), it is usually referred to as a hookah, which means "jar" in Arabic. When the same device is used to vaporize shisha (as is common in India and the Levant), it is usually referred to as a nargile, which means "gourd" in Sanskrit.
The vapor from a nargile looks similar enough to the smoke from a hookah as to cause both users and medical professionals to often confuse the two.

This category is for sites about the recreational use of hookah and other types of water pipes.

Subcategories

• Chats and Forums
• Hookah Lounges
• Hookah YouTube Channels

Resources in This Category

• Encyclopedia Iranica: Galyan

  http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/galyan-
  Information on Galyan (Qalyan), a water pipe chiefly used in the Middle East and Central Asia for smoking tobacco.

• Encyclopedia Iranica: Tobacco

  http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/tobacco
  History of tobacco and water pipe in Persia.

• Hookah Culture

  http://www.hookahculture.com/
  Hookah blog on the culture of smoking hookah

• Hookah Hooligan

  http://www.hookahhooligan.com/
  Hookah product reviews and smoking tips blog

• Hookah.org

  http://www.hookah.org/
  Forum and articles with hookah tips, product reviews, and industry news.

• HookahPage

  http://hookahpage.com/
  Directory of hookah establishments in the US.

• Quit Shisha

  http://www.quitshisha.com/
  Information on the negative effects of shisha and suggestions on quitting.

• Sacred Narghile

  http://sacrednarghile.com/
  Hookah in art and society, its origins, health and pharmacology.

• Shisha Spot

  http://www.shishaspot.com/
  Directory of shisha lounges in the UK, including contact information, pricing and images.

• The Hookah Lounge

  http://thehookahlounge.org/
  Reviews and shisha experiences, as well as advice on handling hookah, smoking safely and flavoured recipe ideas.

• Wikipedia: Hookah

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hookah
  Overview with origins and history and cultural aspects of waterpipe smoking.

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