Telephone numbers in Maldives explained

Country:Maldives
Country Link:Maldives
Continent:Asia
Country Calling Code:+960
International Prefix:00
Trunk Prefix:none
Nsn Length:7

National Significant Numbers (NSN): seven digits

Format: +960 xxx xxxx

The current numbering plan was introduced in 2005.

Fixed Telephony

List of area codes[1]
Location Previous numbers New numbers
Malé City
Malé 3 01 XXXX
3 30 XXXX
31 XXXX 3 31 XXXX
32 XXXX 3 32 XXXX
33 XXXX 3 33 XXXX
34 XXXX 3 34 XXXX
Hulumalé 35 XXXX 3 35 XXXX
Villingili 39 XXXX 3 39 XXXX
Addu City
Seenu 57 XXXX
58 XXXX
6 88 XXXX
6 89 XXXX
6 90 XXXX
Atolls
Haa Alif 20 XXXX 6 50 XXXX
Haa Dhaalu 21 XXXX 6 52 XXXX
Shaviyani 22 XXXX 6 54 XXXX
Noonu 22 XXXX 6 56 XXXX
Raa 22 XXXX 6 58 XXXX
Baa 23 XXXX 6 60 XXXX
Lhaviyani 23 XXXX 6 62 XXXX
Kaafu 44 XXXX 6 64 XXXX
Alif Alif 45 XXXX 6 66 XXXX
Alif Dhaalu 45 XXXX 6 68 XXXX
Vaavu 45 XXXX 6 70 XXXX
Meemu 46 XXXX 6 72 XXXX
Faafu 46 XXXX 6 74 XXXX
Dhaalu 46 XXXX 6 76 XXXX
Thaa 47 XXXX 6 78 XXXX
Laamu 47 XXXX 6 80 XXXX
Gaafu Alifu 51 XXXX 6 82 XXXX
Gaafu Dhaalu 52 XXXX 6 84 XXXX
Gnaviyani 54 XXXX 6 86 XXXX

Mobile Telephony

LIST OF ALLOCATIONS
Existing number format New number format
7 XXXXX (Dhiraagu)
8 XXXXX (Dhiraagu)
7 7XXXXX (Dhiraagu)
7 8XXXXX (Dhiraagu)
7 6XXXXX (Dhiraagu)
7 9XXXXX (Dhiraagu)
7 3XXXXX (Dhiraagu – new allocation)
9 1XXXXX (Ooredoo)
9 2XXXXX (Ooredoo)
9 6XXXXX (Ooredoo)
9 7XXXXX (Ooredoo)
9 8XXXXX (Ooredoo)
9 9XXXXX (Ooredoo)

Paging

LIST OF ALLOCATIONS
Existing number format New number format
81 XXXX 781 99515

Premium Rate Services

LIST OF ALLOCATIONS
New Allocation Effective Date
+960 900 XXX XXXX September 2010

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maldives.