Telephone numbers in the United Arab Emirates

Telephone numbers in United Arab Emirates
Location
Country	United Arab Emirates
Type	closed
Format	0x xxx xxxx (landline); 05x xxx xxxx (mobile); xxx xxxx (special services)
Access codes
Country code	+971
International call prefix	971
Trunk prefix	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-T. Telephone numbers are fixed at seven digits, with area codes fixed at two or three digits.

Area CodesEdit

Before 2000Edit

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

CurrentEdit

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
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)
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.)

Emergency NumbersEdit

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

999 - Police (Emergency)
901 (in Dubai) - Police (Non-emergency)^[3]
998 - Ambulance
997 - Fire Department (Civil Defence)
996 - Coast Guard
991 - Electricity failure (DEWA)
922 - Water failure (DEWA)

Special numbersEdit

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)

ReferencesEdit

^ "Emirates plus Etihad equals neo-federal UAE".
^ "Emergency phone numbers - the Official Portal of the UAE Government".
^ "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".

[2] "Emergency phone numbers - the Official Portal of the UAE Government".

[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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