Telephone numbers in the United Arab Emirates

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Telephone numbers in United Arab Emirates
Location
Country United Arab Emirates
Format0x xxx xxxx (landline)
05x xxx xxxx (mobile)
xxx xxxx (special services)
Access codes
Country code +971
International access 00
Long-distance 0

Telephone numbers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) follow a closed telephone numbering plan. The UAE is assigned an international dialing code of +971 by ITU. Telephone numbers are fixed at seven digits, with area codes fixed at two or three digits.

Contents

Area Codes

Before 2000

Subscriber numbers were 5- or 6- digits, with area code plus subscriber number totalling 7 digits.

Current

The overall structure of the UAE's national numbering plan is:

Landline numbers begin with: [1]

Mobile numbers begin with:

Emergency Numbers

The following numbers are used for emergency services within the UAE: [2]

Special numbers

These are special 7-digit number ranges, and have no associated area code):

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References

  1. "Emirates plus Etihad equals neo-federal UAE". 13 December 2009.
  2. "Emergency phone numbers and apps". UAE Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "للحالات غير الطارئة" (PDF). www.dubaipolice.gov.ae (in English and Arabic). 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 20, 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2023.