Product story
Shfli: a Syrian online marketplace for cars, real estate, auctions, bazaars and jobs
Shfli is an online marketplace for Syria that brings buyers and sellers together in one place: cars, real estate, live auctions, bazaars, jobs and more. Emad Alhamou was its technical lead and co-founder, and built the backend systems behind the platform and the app.
What is Shfli?
Shfli (شفلي in Arabic) is an online marketplace and app for Syria. It connects sellers and buyers in one place, across cars, real estate, live auctions, bazaars and jobs. On its website, Shfli describes itself as the first platform for buying and selling in Syria.
It combines classified ads and e-commerce with live auctions in one interactive marketplace, so buying, selling and finding work all start from the same place.
What you can find on Shfli
Shfli groups its offers into sections: cars, real estate, live auctions, bazaars, jobs, electronics and more. It is an all-in-one platform for buying, selling and auctions, bringing deals and opportunities into one place.
Built for the Syrian market
- A marketplace with many categories: one platform for different kinds of deals, with live auctions and bazaars alongside the classified listings.
- Local maps and a tailored experience: maps and routing tuned to the Syrian market, and an experience designed for phones as well as the web.
- Fast cloud infrastructure and advanced APIs: the cloud infrastructure and the REST APIs were designed for very fast performance and 99.9% uptime.
Who is behind Shfli
Emad Alhamou, the author of this site, was Shfli's technical lead and co-founder. From February 2025 to April 2026 he led the technical team and built the backend systems for the platform and the app.
Frequently asked questions
What is Shfli?
Shfli is an online marketplace and app for Syria. It brings buyers and sellers together in one place, with sections for cars, real estate, live auctions, bazaars, jobs and electronics.
What can I buy and sell on Shfli?
Shfli's sections cover cars, real estate, electronics and more, and it also has live auctions, bazaars and jobs.
Does Shfli have live auctions?
Yes. Live auctions are one of Shfli's sections, next to bazaars and jobs.
Is there a Shfli app?
Yes. Shfli is available as a website and as an app. Start at shfli.com.
Where does Shfli work?
Shfli is built for Syria.
Who built Shfli's technology?
Emad Alhamou, the author of this site, led Shfli's technical team and built its backend systems, as technical lead and co-founder, from February 2025 to April 2026.
