Within the last decade hookahs have started gaining a great deal of recognition in the U.S. To explain it simply a hookah bar is the same as cocktail bar, but in a hookah bar you'll find hookah rather than cocktails. One can easily find hookah bars near colleges and universities and in highly populated urban areas.
The History of Hookah and Hookah Bars
Hookahs and hookah bars originated in India more than 500 years ago in a far more simple form near the Pakistan border. Hookah bars are principally associated with the middle east as it was the origin of hookah and the region from where hookah gained a lot of popularity. Hookah bars in the middle east became the place for the elite to hang out and smoke hookah.
Features of Hookah Bars
Bars that are built to imitate the place of origin of hookah have generally Arab people running them. The furnishings are in line with the Middle Eastern culture of Indian culture. At some bars, there is nothing served except hookah. But some multifunctional bars serve snack foods, coffee and soft drinks too. Most of the smaller lounges don't have a liquor license and they do not offer liquor. The larger bars, however, possess a liquor license and they serve a number of cocktails in addition to wine and beer. Smaller hookah bars normally have music systems, but the larger bars have belly dancers, live DJs and the setting seems to be more like a night club.
Closer to college campuses, hookah bars tend to be more casual with a wide mix of patrons, which includes students obviously. Hookah is thought to be safer than smoking cigarettes, cigars or other things and therefore hookahs are gaining a great deal of popularity. Also, since college years tend to be a time of new experiences, frequent social interaction, and building solid connections, the hookah lounge lends itself well to college life. The cities which are famous for having many secondary education institutions in the U.S. have seen a great boost in the popularity of hookah bars.
So What is A Hookah
Now that you know what a hookah bar is, you may be asking yourself about the device that has been able to spread throughout the world and spark a smoking revolution. A Persian physician, Abul-Fath-Gilani invented the hookah in 1588. He was in India at that time. When it was invented, it was given the name of "huqqa". The word hookah comes from the very same Indian word "huqqa".
Whilst the primitive hookah was significantly different, probably made from coconut shells, the end result has always been the same: purify and cool the smoke by passing it through water before inhalation. A simple hookah has the following four parts:
1. Bowl - to hold the tobacco.
2. Body - tobacco smoke reaches the water basin after moving through the body.
3. Water Basin - contains the water to purify and cool the smoke. After purifying the smoke stays in a chamber over the water.
4. Hose - the smoker puffs on the hose to inhale smoke from the holding chamber where it is stored after purification. The hose can be up to many meters long.
Thick, cool and fragrant smoke comes out of the hookah.
A patron of a hookah bar in Turkey once said:
"The thing isn't what you put in the pipe, but who is along with you when you're smoking. The idea is enjoy. All kinds of people, old, young and fascinating come to bars such as this one. All what people really need to come to a hookah bar is a heart to socialize, meet and spend some time in the company of good friends."
The History of Hookah and Hookah Bars
Hookahs and hookah bars originated in India more than 500 years ago in a far more simple form near the Pakistan border. Hookah bars are principally associated with the middle east as it was the origin of hookah and the region from where hookah gained a lot of popularity. Hookah bars in the middle east became the place for the elite to hang out and smoke hookah.
Features of Hookah Bars
Bars that are built to imitate the place of origin of hookah have generally Arab people running them. The furnishings are in line with the Middle Eastern culture of Indian culture. At some bars, there is nothing served except hookah. But some multifunctional bars serve snack foods, coffee and soft drinks too. Most of the smaller lounges don't have a liquor license and they do not offer liquor. The larger bars, however, possess a liquor license and they serve a number of cocktails in addition to wine and beer. Smaller hookah bars normally have music systems, but the larger bars have belly dancers, live DJs and the setting seems to be more like a night club.
Closer to college campuses, hookah bars tend to be more casual with a wide mix of patrons, which includes students obviously. Hookah is thought to be safer than smoking cigarettes, cigars or other things and therefore hookahs are gaining a great deal of popularity. Also, since college years tend to be a time of new experiences, frequent social interaction, and building solid connections, the hookah lounge lends itself well to college life. The cities which are famous for having many secondary education institutions in the U.S. have seen a great boost in the popularity of hookah bars.
So What is A Hookah
Now that you know what a hookah bar is, you may be asking yourself about the device that has been able to spread throughout the world and spark a smoking revolution. A Persian physician, Abul-Fath-Gilani invented the hookah in 1588. He was in India at that time. When it was invented, it was given the name of "huqqa". The word hookah comes from the very same Indian word "huqqa".
Whilst the primitive hookah was significantly different, probably made from coconut shells, the end result has always been the same: purify and cool the smoke by passing it through water before inhalation. A simple hookah has the following four parts:
1. Bowl - to hold the tobacco.
2. Body - tobacco smoke reaches the water basin after moving through the body.
3. Water Basin - contains the water to purify and cool the smoke. After purifying the smoke stays in a chamber over the water.
4. Hose - the smoker puffs on the hose to inhale smoke from the holding chamber where it is stored after purification. The hose can be up to many meters long.
Thick, cool and fragrant smoke comes out of the hookah.
A patron of a hookah bar in Turkey once said:
"The thing isn't what you put in the pipe, but who is along with you when you're smoking. The idea is enjoy. All kinds of people, old, young and fascinating come to bars such as this one. All what people really need to come to a hookah bar is a heart to socialize, meet and spend some time in the company of good friends."
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More and more people are becoming part of the hookah trend and with the growing number of hookah bars, it is very easy to get a taste of this culture. Before you buy a hookah, go to a hookah lounge and do try one out.
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