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Sometimes called a hookah or hubble-bubble by English speakers, and sheesha in the Arab world, the nargile was very popular during the Ottoman Empire from the 17th to the 19th centuries, but saw a fall-off in demand in the Turkish Republic as tobacco-lovers switched to cigarettes. After World War II, it was mostly old men who smoked nargiles. In the late 1990s a revived interest in all things Ottoman revived the nargile as well, and now it seems that younger men--and even some women--are enjoying its calming vapors. Recently swiftly-spreading nargile cafés all around Istanbul. Even some have phone order delivery service ! 
Body-Gövde : This is the part where the bowl is placed and is filled with water in order to cleanse filth created by the burning tobacco and also to absorb the nicotine. Some professional hubble-bubble smokers used certain fruit like sour cherries or grapes in their gövde just to enjoy the motion it created in the water. The body is usually made of glass; however more elegant ones are made out of porcelain, silver or crystal and embellished with gold, silver or coral. These bodies formed a unique type of Turkish handcraft and were mostly decorated with floral motifs.
Bowl-Lüle : A specially-formed plug of tobacco (tumbak or tömbeki) is put in the bowl, which is pierced and covered with a conical cap so that that the flame may be sheltered on windy days. Tömbeki is a special tobacco; not all tobaccos qualified for usage in the hubble-bubble, as only special dark, strong, and very high-nicotine tobaccos found favor with hubble-bubble enthusiasts. This tobacco was washed several times before use, as it was extremely strong. Only oak charcoal was to be placed on the top of the tobacco. 
Tube-Marpuç : A long flexible hose attached to the pipe and air in the body part, is conveyed by means of this tube. A marpuç might be embellished with embroidery, beadwork or other woven handicraft art. There may be more than one tube so that two or more people can smoke together while chatting. Atop the pipe is a small metal tray to catch cinders. 
Mouthpiece-Agizlik (ah-UHZZ-luhk): At the end of the tube (marpuç) there is a mouthpiece to inhale the smoke. Don't puff as strongly as on a cigarette. Rather, suck the smoke gently and don't inhale deeply. The sucking should generate pleasant bubbling sounds in the water, which is part of the fun. (The long part at the end called sipsi. SEEP-see) 
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