Dokha
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).
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 Mirdif region of Dubai, 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 Safa 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.