Domed water pipe with supporting tray

A system for facilitating smoking of tobacco from a hookah, comprising:

• a heating platform for resting on a bowl operable to contain tobacco or other smokable organic substance, further comprising:
• a central surface including a recessed tray with at least one recess surrounding wall such that a heating source will not slide off the central surface;
• at least one perimeter vent of the platform to allow air to pass between an area above the central surface and below the central surface;
• at least one perimeter wall comprised of at least one vertical protrusion located around an exterior of the heating platform and separate from the at least one recess surrounding wall;
• at least circumferential vent of the platform located in the at least one perimeter wall;
• a plurality of raised surfaces coupled with the central surface and oriented in a ring having a first radius around a central axis of the central surface, each raised surface separated by spaces that allow airflow between them, and each raised surface having an elevation above the central surface such that at least a portion of the heating source is raised above a portion of the central surface;
• and
• a cap comprising:
• at least one side vents;
• at least one upper vent;
• at least one rim operable to allow a user to control movement of the cap and adjust an orientation of the side vents;
• and
• at least one resting surface for resting on the heating platform.