Ashti Library
Kurdish Digital Bookstore
A full-featured Kurdish bookstore website built for a real client in Erbil. AI chatbot powered by Gemini 2.0 Flash for book recommendations, full admin dashboard, SEO optimization, and WhatsApp ordering — all in RTL Kurdish.
Ashti Books
Client
Erbil, Kurdistan
Location
ashtilibrary.com
Domain
Client Project
Type
Ashti Bookstore, Erbil
Ashti Bookstore is a well-known bookshop in downtown Erbil (2nd floor). It has a large collection of Kurdish books — novels, stories, poetry, history, philosophy, and science.
The owner requested a website where books could be showcased, customers could browse and place orders via WhatsApp. They also requested an AI chatbot to help visitors find and discover books.
Features & Technical Details
Gemini 2.0 Flash Book Assistant
An AI chatbot powered by Google Gemini 2.0 Flash that knows every book in the store's catalog. Users can ask about any genre and the AI recommends available books with full pricing and details.
It also provides store information (address, hours, phone) and a Google Maps link on request.
Full Browsing & Search
A full book catalog page with category filtering, search by book title/author/translator. Categories include: novels, stories, poetry, philosophy, history, religion, science, and more.
Homepage sections: latest books, bestsellers, featured, and discounted books. Uses infinite scroll for smooth browsing.
Dashboard & Content Management
Admin dashboard for full book management: add, edit, delete books. Categories with full CRUD. Stats overview: total books, bestsellers, featured counts.
Discount management, multi-admin support, and viewing AI chatbot conversation history.
Kurdish SEO Optimization
Full Kurdish-language SEO: Schema.org BookStore structured data, Open Graph, Twitter Cards, and Geo tags for the physical store location in Erbil.
Custom Kurdish slug generator that converts Kurdish characters to Latin for SEO-friendly URLs. Also includes sitemap.xml and canonical URLs.
WhatsApp Ordering
Customers can order books directly via WhatsApp. An order button links straight to the bookstore's WhatsApp with the book details pre-filled.
Book Details Page
Dedicated page for each book: cover image, price, author, translator, category, description, view count, and related books from the same category.
Discount System
Admins can set discounts on any book. Customers see both the original and discounted price with a clear visual indicator.
Visit Ashti Library
The bookstore website is live with its own domain. Browse Kurdish books and try the AI chatbot.