Telephone numbers in the United Arab Emirates

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.

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)
 * 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):


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 * 600xxxxxx shared cost services
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