Website creation in Arabic
· by the Agence Web Premium team, Guéliz Marrakech
Direct answer: an Arabic site is not limited to a translation: the entire layout must be rebuilt from right to left. Agence Web Premium delivers Arabic sites truly designed for Arabic, from 2,499 MAD, alone or in a trilingual version with French and English.
In Morocco, the Arabic-speaking market is very little exploited by web agencies even though it represents a major part of the population. This is a real business opportunity, and an almost empty SEO angle.
Why an Arabic site in Morocco?
In short: Because a large portion of your customers search and read in Arabic, and almost no competitors offer them content in their language.
Searches in Arabic in Morocco are progressing significantly, driven by voice search and by users less comfortable with written French.
Direct consequence: competition for Arabic keywords is infinitely lower than for their French equivalents. Positioning yourself on “تصميم مواقع مراكش” is much more accessible than on “Marrakech website creation”.
What is a true right-to-left layout?
In short: A complete overhaul of the reading direction: menus, icons, arrows, forms, margins, shadows and animations. Not a simple text toggle.
The most visible errors on poorly designed Arabic sites:
- The menu remains on the left while the Arabic-speaking view starts from the right.
- The navigation arrows are pointing in the wrong direction.
- Numbers and dates are misaligned in tables.
- Latin typography is retained for Arabic, making reading uncomfortable.
- Form fields remain left-aligned.
We reconstruct the whole thing, with a readable Arabic font and appropriate line spacing — Arabic requires more vertical space than Latin.
Should we use standard Arabic or Darija?
In short: Standard Arabic for official pages and SEO, Darija for local content and social networks.
Modern Standard Arabic is the language of writing, the one that people type into Google for formal searches. So this is the language of the service pages.
Darija affects more directly, especially orally and on networks. We use it in blog posts and social content — our own blog has several posts in Darija, which no competitor does.
Does Arabic SEO work?
In short: Yes, and it is much less competitive. However, hreflang tags must be perfectly configured, otherwise Google will ignore the Arabic version.
This is the most widespread technical error: an Arabic version published but invisible because the hreflang points to a non-canonical address.
We check every page: hreflang="ar", consistent canonical tag, attribute lang="ar" et dir="rtl" on the html tag, sitemap including the three versions.
Can we have a trilingual FR / EN / AR site?
In short: Yes, this is our standard configuration. Each page exists in all three languages, with a selector and correct markup.
This is exactly what we apply to our own site: 208 pages available in French, English and Arabic, or more than 600 addresses.
For a Moroccan company which targets local customers, Moroccans around the world and tourists, this configuration considerably broadens the audience.
Sloppy Arabic site or Arabic site designed for Arabic
| Element | Simple translation | RTL design |
|---|---|---|
| Reading direction | inverted text only | entire layout redesigned |
| Navigation menu | stay left | right |
| Typography | latin font | legible arabic font |
| Line spacing | identical to French | adapted to Arabic |
| Forms | left aligned | right aligned |
| hreflang | often missing or incorrect | checked page by page |
Frequently asked questions
How much does an Arabic website cost?
From 2,499 MAD for an Arabic version alone, or in addition to an existing site. The trilingual version FR/EN/AR is subject to a quote.
Is automatic translation enough?
No. Beyond the quality of the text, the entire layout must be rebuilt from right to left.
Is Arabic SEO effective in Morocco?
Yes, and it is much less competitive than French. Few Moroccan agencies seriously work on this market.
Do you write in Darija?
Yes, for blogs and social networks. The service pages are written in standard Arabic, more suitable for research.
Can I have a site in French and Arabic only?
Yes, all combinations are possible: FR only, FR+AR, FR+EN+AR.
How do visitors change languages?
By a selector visible in the header, and automatically via the hreflang tags read by Google.
Do you have examples of sites in Arabic?
Yes, our own site is entirely available in Arabic with a sophisticated RTL layout.
Do you handle Arabic for the Gulf market?
Yes. See our page site creation for Dubai and the Emirates.
An Arabic site designed for Arabic
RTL layout rebuilt, typography adapted, hreflang checked. Alone or trilingual.
