Telephone numbers in Yemen

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Telephone numbers in Yemen
Yemen on the globe (Yemen centered).svg
Country Yemen
Continent Asia
Numbering plan typeClosed
Country code +967
International access 00
Long-distance 0 (landlines only)

Telephone numbers in Yemen are administered under the National Numbering Plan overseen by the Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology. The country code "+967" was assigned to Yemen by the International Telecommunication Union. [1]

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Telephone numbering plan

The telephone numbering plan in Yemen is as follows:

Fixed network [2]
Area codeGovernorate(s)
01 Sanaa
02 Aden, Lahij, Abyan, Dhale
03 Hodeidah
04 Ibb, Taiz
05 Hadhramaut, Shabwa, Al Mahrah, Mukalla
06 Marib, Al Jawf, Al Bayda, Dhamar
07 Saada, Hajjah, 'Amran, Al Mahwit
Mobile network [1]
CodeCarrier
70Y
71 Sabafon
73 Yemeni Omani United (formerly MTN Yemen)
77 Yemen Mobile
Cellular network operating lines by companies (2008–2010) [3]
CompanyOperating linesYear
Y269,3082008
257,1532009
392,3302010
Sabafon2,383,8702008
2,896,7172009
3,774,1732010
Yemeni Omani United1,858,7222008
2,342,7582009
3,606,7962010
Yemen Mobile1,933,1332008
2,816,1452009
3,312,0452010

Pre-unification

Before the Yemeni unification, North Yemen and South Yemen had different numbering plans and different country codes, with South Yemen using +969, and North Yemen using +967, with the latter becoming the country code for present day unified Yemen. [4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Yemen" (PDF). International Telecommunication Union . 27 February 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  2. ↑ Manley, Myron (2005). Global Connect: Telecommunications, Cell Communications, Internet Connectivity, Mobile Connectivity, 175 Countries. World Trade Press. p. 1167. ISBN   978-1-885073-94-5 . Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  3. ↑ Mareai, Belal (March 2018). "REALITY OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IN THE REPUBLIC OF YEMEN". Vision Research. 3 (1): 5–6. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "Country calling codes". Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
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