Telephone numbers in Sudan explained

Country:	Sudan
Country Link:	Sudan
Continent:	Africa
Country Calling Code:	+249
International Prefix:	00
Trunk Prefix:	0

The following are the telephone codes in Sudan.

Calling formats

To call in Sudan, the following format is used:

• 0tp axx xxxx - calls within Sudan
• +249 tp axx xxxx - calls from outside Sudan

where

• t is the Service Type Identifier (1 for fixed lines, 9 for mobile),
• p is the Service Provider Identifier, and
• a is the Area Code.

For fixed lines: a is 3: Khartoum; 5: Khartoum North; 6: Khartoum Rural; 7: Omdurman^[1]

Company codes

Allocations in Sudan^[2]
Service type	Company	Prefix
Fixed line	Sudani	10, 11, 12
	Canar	15
	Sudatel	18
Mobile line	MTN Sudan	92, 93, 99
	Network of the World Ltd (NOW)	95
	Zain Sudan	90, 91, 96

* 18 is mentioned within the contact number,^[3] but not in the table. It is possible that code 18 became 12 at some point, though there is speculation that 12 is simply a new number range.

Notes and References

1. Web site: World Telephone Numbering Guide. WTNG. www.wtng.info. 2018-08-16.
2. Web site: Sudan.
3. Web site: Archived copy . 2011-09-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121106192508/http://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-t/oth/02/02/T02020000C40001PDFE.pdf . 2012-11-06 .