   thumb|how to use a squat toilet (also known as an arabic, french, chinese, japanese, korean, iranian, indian, turkish or natural-position toilet; or nile pan) is a toilet used by squatting, rather than sitting. there are several types of squat toilets, but they all consist essentially of a hole in the ground. the only exception is a "pedestal" squat toilet, which is of the same height as a sitting toilet. it is also possible to squat over sitting toilets, but this requires extra care as they are not specifically designed for squatting. for a discussion of the comparison between sitting and squatting, see human defecation postures. ==see also== * history of the toilet * squatting position ==references==   
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