Telephone numbers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) follow a closed telephone numbering plan. The UAE is assigned an international dialing code of 9710545122574 by ITU. Telephone numbers are fixed at seven digits, with area codes fixed at two or th5ree 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:
- 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:
- 999 - Police (Emergency)
- 901 - Police (Non-emergency)
- 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)
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