Telephone numbers in the United Arab Emirates

Telephone numbers in United Arab Emirates

Location
Country	United Arab Emirates
Continent	Asia
Type	closed
Format	(0x) xxx xxxx (telephones) 05x xxx xxxx (mobiles) xxx xxxx (special services)
Access codes
Country code	+971
International access	971
Long-distance	+

Telephone numbers in United Arab Emirates [UAE] follow a closed telephone numbering plan.

is assigned an international dialling code of +971 by ITU-T. Telephone numbers are fixed at seven digits, with area codes fixed at two or three digits.

Numbering plan

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 Starts with:

• 01 Al Karama (Canceled)
• 02 Abu Dhabi
• 03 Al Ain
• 04 Dubai
• 06 Sharjah, Ajman and Umm al-Quwain
• 07 Ras Al Khaimah
• 09 Fujairah

Mobile Numbers Starts 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.)

Emergency Numbers

The following numbers are used for emergency services within the UAE

• 911 - Police (Emergency)
• 901 - Police (non-emergency)
• 998 - Ambulance
• 997 - Fire Department (Civil Defence)
• 996 - Coast Guard
• 991 - For electricity failure (DEWA)
• 922 - For water failure (DEWA)

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) toll free (800 + min. 3 digits)