Dokha
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Dokha is a mild Arabian tobacco
mixed with leaves, bark and herbs, generally inhaled in small single servings from a miniature smoking pipe called a midwakh
. It is popular in the United Arab Emirates
, Qatar
, and other Middle Eastern countries.
Dokha comes in many strengths, flavours and names. The strengths range from "cold/ light" (the mildest) to "extra hot" (the harshest). It can also be flavoured with strawberries, banana, apple, raspberries and a variety of other fruits. Unlike flavoured shisha tobacco, dokha is not flavoured with molasses
. The variety providing the strongest "buzz" is referred to as laf raas (translated literally from Arabic: head spin).
Tobacco
Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. It can be consumed, used as a pesticide and, in the form of nicotine tartrate, used in some medicines...
mixed with leaves, bark and herbs, generally inhaled in small single servings from a miniature smoking pipe called a midwakh
Midwakh
A midwakh, also spelled medwakh, is a small smoking pipe of Arabian origin, in which dokha, a sifted Iranian tobacco product mixed with aromatic leaf and bark herbs, is smoked. The bowl of a midwakh pipe is typically smaller than that of a traditional western tobacco pipe...
. It is popular in the United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
, Qatar
Qatar
Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
, and other Middle Eastern countries.
Dokha comes in many strengths, flavours and names. The strengths range from "cold/ light" (the mildest) to "extra hot" (the harshest). It can also be flavoured with strawberries, banana, apple, raspberries and a variety of other fruits. Unlike flavoured shisha tobacco, dokha is not flavoured with molasses
Molasses
Molasses is a viscous by-product of the processing of sugar cane, grapes or sugar beets into sugar. The word molasses comes from the Portuguese word melaço, which ultimately comes from mel, the Latin word for "honey". The quality of molasses depends on the maturity of the sugar cane or sugar beet,...
. The variety providing the strongest "buzz" is referred to as laf raas (translated literally from Arabic: head spin).
Common brands
- TM Importing aka Dokha USA the company to first commercially introduce Dokha and Midwakh as a retail package in the USA.
- Scorpion brand of Dokha and Medwakh is the first fully commercial brand in UAE.
- Dokhati The Dokha, a popular brand available in Dubai and London, and selling online worldwide.
- Mohammad Mohamedi, a popular brand available in Abu Dhabi with several variations of differing strength such as Sharazi, Al Ramazani and Al Mary.
- Bin Khumery Smoking Goods" is the most widely used brand in Dubai, located on Mina Road. It's exclusive back room is known for its potent blends including G55, Number 1, Taj, Bentley.
- Youssef Redha is a popular brand and has its main outlet in Abu Abu Dhabi with branches in Satwa, Qusais, Abu Dhabi. and recently the opened an outlet in Doha, Qatar, Dubai and satwa .
- Rabsha is a common brand available in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. They have a large collection of different blends such as Rabsha , Scorpion, Blackberry and Majnoon (Crazy in Arabic).
- Khano Kareemi is a common brand of dokha sold in the Satwa with branches in Mirdif and Garhoud.
- Mirdif Satar is exclusively sold in the MirdifMirdifMirdif is a residential area located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates....
region of DubaiDubaiDubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
, and is made from a different type of tobacco leaf than Rabsha, giving it a more bitter taste. - Asgar ziz is exclusively sold in the SafaSafaSafa is a name commonly used in the Arab world. Safa is written as صفا in Arabic. It comes from the verb 'Safa', meaning purity, fineness and clarity...
region of Dubai. - Raahym LaborCard Malik is a brand made in Pakistan.
- 55 is a brand well known in the Kingdom of Bahrain and was made popular by its smooth yet potent smoke.
- Pepsi-shop-medium is (as the name suggests) sold in 'Pepsi Shop', in Dubai.