Jeff McIlvenna Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 I live in Iraq and have my favorite hookah pipe ever. As I contemplate my next return to the states, I am wondering if it is worth transporting or if I might be able to find the same kind of pipe. I just don't know how to look for it or what to call it when I research, and generic searches haven't turned up anything. The stem has an extra water compartment around the smoke pipe inside. You fill it up with cold water and add ice to the top, under the tray, and it keeps the pipe very cool. This is not the traditional Baghdadi hookah, so I am not sure what to call it. I've attached a photo of just the stem. [attachment=6586:shisha.png.jpg] Thanks, Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizzbizz Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 I've never seen that specific hookah and couldn't tell you a brand. But there are hookahs here that have the same idea with ice buckets under the tray. KM's for example, have many models with that feature. I don't remember seeing any with a compartment for water around the stem though. That hookah looks almost homemade or something. Very unique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chreees Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 I've seen a Khalil Mamoon before that was like this, but I am unsure if this one is a KM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoozle Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 http://5starhookah.com/Khalil-Mamoon-Tank-W-Syrian-Battle-Base-KMTSBB.htm This would be the closest I know of but I'm not sure if there is a way to get water into the stem. It shouldn't be a big deal to bring it back though. I would take the stem as a carry on to avoid bending the chiller part. I brought an entire set up back from over seas as a carry on. If it were a solid brass pipe I would put it in a checked bag. This is what I do when I travel in the states. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hassouni Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Hi Jeff, I've seen those sort of stems for sale around the Middle East - not common but not unheard of either. Yours is Egyptian of some sort. Do you read Arabic? Check for a name on the tray or on the stem somewhere. Some of the big brands are Khalil Maamoon (خليل مأمون), Yehya El Khawanky (يحيى الخوانكي), Megahed (مجاهد), Awlad Sarhan (اولاد سرحان), to name a few. On a side note, I'm an Iraqi-American who's never been back to the motherland. What is the typical Baghdadi pipe like? My understanding from cousins, etc is that they just use Egyptian stuff now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chreees Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 http://5starhookah.com/Khalil-Mamoon-Tank-W-Syrian-Battle-Base-KMTSBB.htm This would be the closest I know of but I'm not sure if there is a way to get water into the stem. It shouldn't be a big deal to bring it back though. I would take the stem as a carry on to avoid bending the chiller part. I brought an entire set up back from over seas as a carry on. If it were a solid brass pipe I would put it in a checked bag. This is what I do when I travel in the states. Good luck. Boom, that's exactly the KM I've seen before, Ashley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pavo21 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 http://5starhookah.com/Khalil-Mamoon-Tank-W-Syrian-Battle-Base-KMTSBB.htm This would be the closest I know of but I'm not sure if there is a way to get water into the stem. It shouldn't be a big deal to bring it back though. I would take the stem as a carry on to avoid bending the chiller part. I brought an entire set up back from over seas as a carry on. If it were a solid brass pipe I would put it in a checked bag. This is what I do when I travel in the states. Good luck. Boom, that's exactly the KM I've seen before, Ashley. i have one of these at the shop, personal opinon it smokes terrible and just semi ugly, jeffs pipe is much nicer and cleaner looking, but i think its a custom pipe also or just a local made one. hopefully hass was able to lead u down a better path since hes to smart for his own good :) but we all love him. good luck on ur search and hope your vacation to the US is awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff McIlvenna Posted January 25, 2014 Author Share Posted January 25, 2014 Hassouni, I can read Arabic, but there's nothing written anywhere on it. I know there is something written on the other types of shisha pipes around, though. I should see if I recognize any of these names. I don't think the "Baghdadi" style is actually made in Baghdad (but many claim their shishas were). They do look similar to many Egyptian ones with the curved silver linings around the stems. But when they refer locally to a Baghdadi pipe, they always have a distinct kind of hose that screws into a brass hole near the bottom of the shisha. Mine has the open piece jutting out to put a hose into, like I see on most others. Also the tray is fixed with screws to the stem as opposed to removable like mine (I pour in the water under the tray), and the stem usually juts out quite a bit from the tray too, leaving a lot of room between the head and the tray. Almost all of the bases here come from Iran, though, apparently. They also almost all have a little moustached man on them. Dunno who he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hassouni Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Mind taking some pics of the Baghdadi pipes next time you see some? PS: In Turkey a lot of the bases are made in Iran too, and that mustachioed man is Nassereddin Shah Qajar, who is popular throughout the Middle East, at least decoratively speaking: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naser_al-Din_Shah_Qajar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pavo21 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Hey so today I was just looking at face book and farida posted this on their page and it looks even more simalir to your pipe. Possibly a farida but still a bit different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chreees Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Very interesting. I like what Farida's been doing lately... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfernoRaven Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 I find it odd, I like how it is uniformly the same diameter all the way to the base stem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 cool pipes regardless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff McIlvenna Posted January 30, 2014 Author Share Posted January 30, 2014 You're right; those are pretty close to what I have. My usual supply shop has my shisha style in gold, and it looks pretty close to the one on the right. Thanks for posting. Pasha, it's the same diameter because that is where it holds the cold water around the pipe. It makes quite a difference on hot summer evenings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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