# ArabGuide — دليل الجالية العربية في كندا

> Comprehensive directory + news platform for the Arabic-speaking community in Canada. RTL Arabic content covering **1447 verified Arab-owned businesses** across 22 categories and 22 cities, plus 289 Canadian news articles and 95 long-form blog posts. Multi-language UI (Arabic, English, French) with i18n preservation across language switch. Privacy-first stack — no Google Analytics, no ad networks, no user-data resale.

## Site map

- [Homepage](https://arabguide.com/): Featured listings, recently-updated businesses, community discover tiles, top categories, top cities
- [Directory](https://arabguide.com/directory/): All 22 categories + 22 cities of Arab-owned businesses in Canada
- [News](https://arabguide.com/news/): 289 Canadian news articles in Arabic — politics, real estate, monetary policy, healthcare, community events
- [Blog](https://arabguide.com/blog/): 95 long-form guides on living in Canada
- [Curated collections](https://arabguide.com/collections/): Editorial Smart Lists — best halal restaurants, ArabGuide-verified businesses, more
- [Community events](https://arabguide.com/events/): 16 Arab-Canadian festivals, bazaars, conferences
- [Community voices](https://arabguide.com/voices/): Editorial picks of Arab-Canadian content creators
- [Community resources](https://arabguide.com/community-resources/): Emergency numbers, embassies, settlement orgs
- [Glossary](https://arabguide.com/glossary/): 28 Canadian terms newcomers encounter (SIN, OHIP, CRA, etc.)
- [Search](https://arabguide.com/search/): Client-side search across 1880 records
- [Sitemap](https://arabguide.com/sitemap/): Human-readable index of every page

## Data exports

- [JSON export](https://arabguide.com/directory/export.json): All 460 listings with structured data (name, category, phone, email, website, address, socials, image)
- [CSV export](https://arabguide.com/directory/export.csv): Same as JSON, Excel-compatible UTF-8
- [RSS feed](https://arabguide.com/rss.xml): 100 most-recent news + blog items
- [JSON Feed](https://arabguide.com/feed.json): Same items, JSON Feed 1.1 format
- [XML sitemap](https://arabguide.com/sitemap-index.xml): All 1967 indexable pages
- [Search index](https://arabguide.com/search-index.json): 1880-entry pre-built index for client-side search

## Top business categories

- Restaurant (مطعم) — 258 listings
- School (مدارس إسلامية + مدارس عربية) — 37 listings
- Grocery store (سوبرماركت) — 31 listings
- Dentist (دكتور أسنان) — 21 listings
- Bakery / Pastry (مخبز + حلويات) — 17 listings
- Professional service (خدمات + ترجمة) — 16 listings
- Attorney (محامي مدني + محامي هجرة) — 16 listings
- Financial service (صراف + قرض) — 12 listings
- Insurance (تأمين) — 9 listings
- Home renovation (صيانة المنازل) — 8 listings

## Top cities

- Greater Toronto Area (GTA) — 207 businesses
- Mississauga, ON — 151
- Toronto, ON — 56
- Montreal, QC — 51
- Calgary, AB — 29
- Oakville, ON — 22
- Edmonton, AB — 19
- Burlington, ON — 18
- Vancouver, BC — 15
- Ottawa, ON — 14
- London, ON — 13

## Technical notes

This site is server-rendered static HTML built with Astro 5. Every page includes Schema.org JSON-LD structured data with type-specific business categories (Restaurant, Dentist, School, GroceryStore, AccountingService, FinancialService, Attorney, Bakery, ProfessionalService, etc. — 17 types in use). News uses NewsArticle, blog uses BlogPosting, collections use ItemList, voices uses CollectionPage with Person nodes, breadcrumbs use BreadcrumbList. AVIF & WebP image pipeline with 1600px width cap reduces page weight by over 50%. Content language is Arabic (`ar-CA`) RTL with English (`en-CA`) LTR and French (`fr-CA`) LTR alternates via hreflang and runtime `data-i18n-json` switching. PWA-ready with versioned service worker + offline fallback page.