Telephone numbers in the United Arab Emirates explained
| Country: | United Arab Emirates |
| Country Link: | United Arab Emirates |
| Country Calling Code: | +971 |
| Trunk Prefix: | 0 |
| International Prefix: | 00 |
| Number Length: | 7, 8, 9 |
| Number Format: | 0x xxx xxxx (landline)
05x xxx xxxx (mobile)
xxx xxxx (special services) |
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. Telephone numbers are fixed at seven digits, with area codes fixed at two or three 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:[1]
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.)
- 057 cell phones: DOMC
Emergency Numbers
The following numbers are used for emergency services within the UAE:[2]
- 999 - Police (Emergency)
- 901 - Police (Non-emergency)[3]
- 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)
Notes and References
- Web site: Emirates plus Etihad equals neo-federal UAE . 13 December 2009 .
- Web site: Emergency phone numbers - the Official Portal of the UAE Government .
- Web site: للحالات غير الطارئة . www.dubaipolice.gov.ae . 24 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220920172835/https://www.dubaipolice.gov.ae/901.pdf . September 20, 2022 . en, ar . 2019 . live.
