United Arab Emirates phone code

United Arab Emirates country code +971. Area codes for 6 places, prefixes of 3 mobile operators, number formats and how to dial.

+971

Country code: +971
Exit code (to call abroad): 00
Trunk prefix (domestic calls): 0
Number length: Digits after the country code: landline 8, mobile 9
Example landline: +971 2 234 5678
Example mobile: +971 50 123 4567
Region: Western Asia

How to dial

From abroad, dial +971, then the area code and number without the leading 0: +971 2 XXX XXXX. In place of the +, dial the exit code of the country you are calling from: 00 in most countries, 011 from the US and Canada. On a mobile phone you can simply dial +.

Within the country the number is dialled as 02 XXX XXXX.

Calling out: dial 00, then the other country’s code and the number.

Area codes

Code	Place
2	Abu Dhabi
3	Al Ain
4	Dubai
6	Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al-Qaiwain
7	Ras Alkhaimah
9	Fujairah

Mobile operators

Operator	Prefixes
du	52, 55, 58
Etisalat	50, 54, 56
Virgin Mobile	53

The operator is the one the number range was originally assigned to. If the subscriber ported the number, the current operator may differ.

Number types

Type	International	Domestic
Fixed line	+971 2 234 5678	02 234 5678
Mobile	+971 50 123 4567	050 123 4567
Toll-free	+971 800 123456	800 123456
Premium rate	+971 900 2 34567	900 2 34567
Shared cost	+971 700 0 12345	700 0 12345
Universal access number	+971 600 212345	600 212345

Nearby: Western Asia

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