Telephone numbers in the United Arab Emirates

Telephone numbers in United Arab Emirates
Location
Country	United Arab Emirates
Format	0x 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.

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]

01 Al Karama (Canceled)
02 Abu Dhabi
03 Al Ain
04 Dubai
05 mobile number
06 Sharjah, Ajman and Umm al-Quwain
07 Ras Al Khaimah
08 Western Region (Liwa, etc.)
09 Fujairah

Mobile numbers begin with:

050 cell phones (Etisalat)
052 cell phones (Du)
053 cell phones (Virgin Mobile)
054 cell phones (Etisalat) (Recently released for public use.)
055 cell phones (Du)
056 cell phones (Etisalat)
058 cell phones (Du/Virgin Mobile) (Recently released for public use.)
057 cell phones: DOMC

Emergency Numbers

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

999 - Police (Emergency)
901 - Police (Non-emergency)^[3]
998 - Ambulance
997 - Fire Department (Civil Defence)
996 - Coast Guard
995 - Find and Rescue
991 - Electricity & Water failure
992 - Water failure

Special numbers

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

200xxxx shared cost services
600xxxxxx shared cost services
800xxx(xxxx)
(800 + min. 3 digits)

References

^ "Emirates plus Etihad equals neo-federal UAE". 13 December 2009.
^ "Emergency phone numbers and apps". UAE Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority.
^ "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.

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[1] "Emirates plus Etihad equals neo-federal UAE". 13 December 2009.

[2] "Emergency phone numbers and apps". UAE Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority.

[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.

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