Where is shisha from

It rose to fame under the Ottoman Empire's rule around the time of Murat V in The sultans of the age took portraits with their Shisha pipes and it became a status symbol of the time. It was smoked after royal dinners and at diplomatic meetings.

Shisha Shisha, a synonym for Hookah, is from the Persian word shishe, literally translated as glass and not bottle. The Ottoman sultans even insisted on taking portraits with their hookahs. It became somewhat of a status symbol and important people liked to smoke out of it at diplomatic meetings and royal dinners.

A typical hookah consists of several components, each of them equally important for a perfect hookah experience. The uppermost part is called the bowl or the hookah head; this is where the coal and the tobacco is held during the smoking session. Then there are the tray, the stem, release valve, hose gasket, hose port where the hose goes in , hose, vase gasket, vase water base ; and in that order form up to bottom.

Some hookahs have a windscreen that is used to cover the bowl area and keep the wind from ruining your hookah experience by making the coal burn too quickly. The vase or water base is filled with water so the down stem is submerged.

Perforated metal screen or foil sheet is then used to cover the bowl. Hot pieces of coal are then placed on top of the foil sheet so the tobacco in the bowl can heat up to an appropriate temperature. When the user starts sucking the air through the hose, more heat is then drawn on the tobacco, which enables and accelerate the transfer of heat.

By drawing air through the hose, the smoke is being sent down through the down stem and underwater. Subsequently, the smoke goes up above the water surface in the water base and into the opening of the hose port, which is connected directly to the hose port.

The smoke then continues to flow through the hose and reaches the mouth of a user. Atlanta: U. A Report of the Surgeon General.

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