Date: Sat, 29 Apr 95 12:56 EDT From: dleibold@gvc.com (Dave Leibold) Subject: zone.9 DCCL - World Numbering Zone 9 - West and South Asia, including Middle East 18 April 1995 Inquiries: please contact cmoore@ARL.MIL or djcl@io.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 90 Turkey [Turkey went from six (2+4) to seven digits (3+4) local phone numbers c.1988, at which time Ankara went from 41 to 4. Before the city codes were revamped (see below), the Turkish-occupied part of Cyprus was sometimes noted as having country code 905, i.e. 90 (Turkey) + 5 (area code for Cyprus points); this apparently affected all city codes which started with 5, except for 51. From Serdar Boztas (serdar@fawlty8.eng.monash.edu.au), November 1993: "The telephone numbering system in Turkey has recently been revamped. There used to be more than 5000 local area codes of varying lengths (one to five digits to the best of my knowledge) with correspondingly varying local number lengths (seven to three digits). "The new system is based on 77 three-digit area codes for provinces and seven digit local phone numbers. Istanbul is the exception and it gets three area codes (I think two for the European side and one for the Asian side). "0 will be the long distance dialing prefix while the international dialing prefix will be 00." Local numbers in most areas were also changed in conjunction with the numbering plan that took effect 1 August 1993. A list of the new area codes with the associated local numbering changes can be found at http://www.metu.edu.tr/misc/phone-codes.html (courtesy soc.culture.turkish FAQ (sctfaq@mistik.express.net) and Jean-Bernard Condat) If a former area code is indicated, this is for the major centre in the new area code's district. The new area codes will also replace former area codes other than the primary one mentioned.] 212 Istanbul-1 (Thrace, European side) [was 1] 214 Istanbul-2 [was 1 - mentioned, but apparently not implemented] 216 Istanbul-3 (Anatolia, Asian side) [was 1] 222 Eskisehir [was 22] 224 Bursa [was 24] 228 Bilecik [was 2291] 232 Izmir [was 51] 236 Manisa [was 5511] 242 Antalya [was 31] 246 Isparta 248 Burdur [was 325] 252 Mugla [was 6111] 256 Aydin [was 631] 258 Denizli [was 621] 262 Kocaeli [was 21] 264 Sakarya 266 Balikesir [was 661] 272 Afyon [was 491] 274 Kutahya [was 231] 276 Usak [was 641] 282 Tekirdag [was 186] 284 Edirne [was 181] 286 Canakkale [was 1961] 288 Kirklareli [was 1871] 312 Ankara [was 4] 318 Kirikkale [was 459] 322 Adana [was 71] 324 Icel 326 Hatay 332 Konya [was 33] 338 Karaman [was 3431] 342 Gaziantep [was 85] 344 K. Maras [was 771] 346 Sivas [was 477] 348 Burdur 352 Kayseri [was 351] 354 Yozgat [was 473] 356 Tokat [was 475] 358 Amasya [was 3781] 362 Samsun [was 361] 364 Corum [was 469] 366 Kastamonu [was 4651] 368 Sinop [was 3761] 372 Zonguldak [was 381] 374 Bolu [was 461] 376 Cankiri [was 4671] 378 Bartin [was 389] 382 Aksaray [was 481] 384 Nevsehir [was 4851] 386 Kirsehir [was 487] 388 Nigde [was 483] 392 KKTC [Turkish regions of Cyprus; was 5xx] 412 Diyarbakir [was 831] 414 Sanli Urfa [was 8711] 416 Adiyaman [was 8781] 422 Malatya [was 821] 424 Elazig [was 811] 426 Bingol [was 8181] 428 Tunceli [was 8191] 432 Van [was 061] 434 Bitlis [was 8491] 436 Mus [was 0251] 438 Hakkari 442 Erzurum [was 011] 446 Erzincan [was 023] 452 Ordu [was 371] 454 Giresun [was 051] 456 Gumushane [was 0531] 458 Bayburt [was 0291] 462 Trabzon [was 031] 464 Rize [was 054] 466 Artvin [was 0581] 472 Agri [was 0271] 474 Kars [was 021] 476 Igdir [was 0227] 478 Ardahan [was 0223] 482 Mardin [was 841] 484 Siirt [was 8441] 486 Sirnak [was 8456] 488 Batman [was 8391] 91 India [The following data for India was from the 1988 Delhi phone book as found in the National Library of Canada (by David Leibold); (MSTD) = Manual Subscriber Trunk Dialing; - About non-dialable areas, places that are not reachable by direct-dialling are reportedly _not_ assigned an STD code, and one must make a "trunk call" by telling the operator the name of the place and the distant number. - One update courtesy Praveen Kamisetty (kamisett@sunflash.eng.usf.edu)] 11 Delhi/New Delhi 121 Meerut 122 Hapur 1232 Modinagar 1262 Rohtak 1264 Sonepat 1272 Gurgaon 1274 Rewari 1312 Muzzafarbagar 132 Saharanpur 1332 Roorkee 1342 Bijnore 135 Dehradun 1362 Mussoorie 1368 Pauri Garhwal 141 Jaipur 144 Alwar 145 Ajmer 1462 Beawer 151 Bikaner 1582 Nagaur 161 Ludhiana 1622 Khanna 1624 Jagraon 1632 Ferozpur 1634 Abhohar 1636 Moga 1639 Faridkot 164 Bhatinda 1662 Hissar 1664 Bhiwani 1666 Sirsa 1672 Sangrur 1702 Nahan 171 Ambala 172 Chandigarh 172 Mohali 1732 Yamunanagar 1733 Kalka 1742 Panipat 175 Patiala 1762 Rajpura 1765 Nabha 177 Shimla 181 Jullundur 1822 Kapurthala 1824 Phagwara 183 Amritsar 183 Chhaharata 184 Karnal 1853 Rayya 186 Pathankot 18711 Batala (MSTD) 1882 Hoshiarpur 18831 Dasuyan (MSTD) 18832 Mukerian (MSTD) 1892 Dharamsala 191 Jammu 194 Srinagar 1954 Sopore 1972 Hamirpur 199 Udhampur 212 Pune (Poona) 215 Raballe 215 Turbhe 215 Vashi 2154 Kalamboli 21546 Panval 2157 Navaseva 217 Sholapur 22 Bombay 231 Kolhapur 233 Sangli 241 Ahmednagar 2432 Aurangabad 251 Ambernath 251 Dombivilli 251 Kalyan 251 Ulhasnagar 2522 Bhiwandi 253 Nasik 2562 Dhulia 257 Jalgaon 2582 Bhusaval 261 Surat 2631 Ahwa 2632 Bulsar 2634 Billimora 2636 Daman 265 Baroda (Vadodara) 2663 Dabhoi 2672 Godhra 268 Nadiad 2691 Kapadwanj 2692 Anand 2694 Kheda 2697 Petlad 2698 Combay 2712 Gandhinagar 2714 Dholka 272 Ahmadabad (Ahmedabad); code replaced by 79 2742 Palanpur 2752 Surendranagar 2754 Dharangadhra 2762 Mehsana 2764 Kalol 2765 Visnagar 2766 Patan 276712 Sidhpur (MSTD) 2768 Unjha 2776 Talod 278 Bhavnagar 2792 Amreli 281 Rajkot 2822 Morvi 282312 Jetpur (MSTD) 282412 Dhoraji (MSTD) 282512 Gondal (MSTD) 2828 Wankaner 283212 Bhuj (MSTD) 2833 Jamkhambalia 2836 Gandhidham 2844 Mahuya 2845 Savarkundla 285 Junagarh 286 Porbandar 287112 Keshod (MSTD) 2876 Varaval 288 Jamnagar 2892 Dwarka 291 Jodhpur 291 Mandore 294 Udaipur 3164 Bhatpara 3166 Chinsurah 3167 Tribeni 3174 Diamond Harbour 3192 Portblair 3222 Khargpur 3224 Haldia 3226 Midnapur 326 Dhanbad 326 Jharia 33 Calcutta 341 Asansol 342 Burdwan 343 Durgapur 3441 Andal 3442 Bahula 3443 Jamuria 3444 Roopnarainpur 3445 Neyamatpur 3446 Baraker 3447 Raniganj 3448 Burnpur 3462 Suri 3463 Bolapur 3472 Krishnagar 3512 Malda 353 Siliguri 354 Darjeeling 3552 Kalimpong 3556 Bagdogra 3582 Coochbehar 359 Gangtok 361 Dispur 361 Gauhati 361 Jhalukbari 364 Shillong 3651 Tura 3652 Jowai 3662 Dhubri 3673 Halflong 373 Dibrugarh 374 Tinsukia 376 Jorhat 3772 Sibsagar 3781 Itanagar 381 Agartala 3832 Aizwal 3833 Lungleh 3842 Silchar 385 Imphal 3852 Lamphalpat 3862 Dimapur 3866 Kohima 40 Hyderabad; this code replaces 842 4112 Kancheepuram 4113 Mahabalipuram 4114 Chingelpet 4116 Tiruvellore 4117 Kalpakkam 4118 Tiruttani 4119 Ponneri 4123 Maraimalai Nagar 413 Pondicherry 4141 Nellikuppam 4144 Chidambram 4146 Villupuram 4148 Neyveli 4156 Panruti 416 Vellore 4172 Ranipat 4172 Sipcot 4173 Arni 4174 Vaniyambadi 4175 Tiruvannamalai 4176 Ambur 4177 Arkonam 421 Tirupur 422 Coimbatore 422 Kurichi 422 Madhukakai 422 Periapaipkenpanayam 422 88 Sulur 423 Ootacamund (Ooty) 424 Erode 4251 Vellacoil 4252 Udumalput 42538 Valparai 4254 Metupilayam 4255 Palladam 4256 Bhawani 4257 Kangayam 4259 Polachi 4264 Coonor 427 Salem 4282 Attur 4283 Sankaridurg 4285 Gopichattyapalayam 4286 Namakkal 4287 Rasipuram 4288 Tirunchanglody 4293 Somanur 4294 Perendurai 4295 Satyamangalam 4296 Avinashi 4297 Uthukali 431 Manachanallur 431 Somarasampet 431 Srirangam 431 Tiruchirappally (Tiruchirappalli, Trichinopoly) 431 Tiruparaithuray 431 84 Tiruvirumbur 4322 Pudukottai 4323 Kulithalai 4324 Kurur 4326 Musiri 4342 Dharampuri 4344 Hosur 435 Kumbakonam 4362 Tanjore (MSTD) 4363 Sirkali 4364 Mayiladuthurai 4364 Mayuram 4365 Nagapatnam 4366 Tiruvarur 4367 Mannargudi 4368 Karaikal 4374 Papanasam 44 Madras 451 Dindigal 452 Madurai 4542 Kodaikanal 4546 Theni 4547 Bodinayakanur 4549 Thirumanglam 4557 Chinnalappati 4560 Sivakasi 4562 Virudunagar 4563 Rajapalayam 4564 Parmakudy 4565 Karailkudi 4565 Srivilliputtur 4566 Aruppkottai 4572 Sattur 4573 Rameshwaram 4575 Sivaganga 461 Tuticorin 462 Palayamkotta 462 Tirunelveli 4631 Shencottah 4632 Kovilpatti 4633 Tenkasi 4634 Ambasamudram 4636 Sankarankoli 4637 Valiyoor 4651 Khuzhithural 4652 Nagarcoil 4653 Kanyakuman 471 Trivandrum 4721 Nedumangad 4722 Nevatinkara 4726 Attingal 4732 Pandalam 474 Quilon 4751 Pathanamthitta 4752 Punulur 4754 Adoor 4755 Kundara 4757 Kottarekara 477 Alleppey 47811 Tiruvalle 47812 Chengannur 47816 Mavelikara 4783 Mannar 4786 Kayankulam 4788 Shertalai 481 Kanzikuzhi 481 Kottayam 4821 Palai 4824 Changanacherry 4826 Chingavanam 4829 Vaikom 484 Cochin 484 Ernakulam 484 Wellington Island 4848 Paluruvattam 4848 Tripanithura 484803 Chithoor 484806 Eda Cochin 48485 Kalamassery 48489 Udamperoor 4851 Parur 4852 Narakkai 4853 Iduki 4854 Alwaye 4855 Kothamangulam 4856 Angamalli 4857 Kalady 4858 Muvattapuzhu 4859 Perumbavoor 4862 Thedupuzha 4866 Kavarathy 48672 Minicoy Island 487 Trichur 48787 Ollur 48788 Alagappanagar 48789 Cherpu 4882 Chalakudi 4883 Mala 4886 Cranganore 4888 Irinjalakuda 4889 Chowghat/Guruvayru 4889 Kunnamkulam 491 Olvakode 491 Palghat 4922 Alathur 4924 Mannarghat 4926 Ottapalam 4929 Shoranur 4931 Nilambur 4932 Badagara 4933 Perinthalmanna 4935 Mallapuram 4936 Kalpetta 4937 Manjeri 4938 Tirur 4939 Ponnani 495 Calicut 495 Feroke 495 Kozikode 497 Ballipatnam 497 Cannanore 4982 Teleparamba 4984 Tellicherry 4987 Kanhangad 4989 Payyannur 512 Kanpur 515 Unnao 5162 Orai 5182 Fatehpur 5192 Banda 5212 Malihabad 522 Lucknow 5272 Faizabad 532 Allahabad 5342 Pratapgarh 535 Raibareilly 5362 Sultanpur 5414 Bhadohi 542 Varanasi 5442 Mirzapur 5452 Jaunpur 551 Gorakhpur 5542 Basti 5611 Tundla 562 Agra 5642 Dholpur 5644 Bharatpur 565 Mathura 5662 Kosikalan 5672 Mainpuri 5682 Etawa 571 Aligarh 5732 Bullandshahr 5736 Surajpur 5742 Etah 581 Bareilly 5832 Badaun 5834 Ujhani 5842 Shahjahanpur 5862 Sitapur 5872 Lakhimpur-kheri 5882 Pilibhit 591 Moradabad 5942 Nainital 595 Rampur 5962 Almora 5964 Pithoragarh 612 Patna 6152 Chhapra 6154 Siwan 6182 Arrah 6184 Sasaram 6188 Dalmia Nagar 621 Muzzafarpur 6224 Hazipur 6252 Motihari 6254 Bettiah 6272 Darbanga 6274 Samastipur 6276 Madhubani 631 Gaya 6342 Begusarai 6344 Monghyar 641 Bhagalpur 6432 Deoghar 6452 Katihar 6454 Purnia 6455 Forbasganj 651 Ranchi 6532 Giridh 6542 Bokaro 6544 Sindri 6546 Hazari Bag 6548 Chas 6552 Chirkunda 6562 Daltanganj 657 Jamshedpur 657 Telco 6582 Chaibasa 661 Rourkela 663 Sambalpur 671 Cuttak 67128 Jagatpur 67129 Chowdawar 6722 Paradeep 674 Bhubaneshwar 67468 Mancheswar 6752 Puri 6762 Dhenkanal 6764 Angul 6782 Balasore 6784 Bhadrak 6792 Baripada 6811 Chatrapur 6812 Berhampur 6852 Koraput 712 Nagpur 7152 Wardha 7172 Chandrapur 721 Amraoti 7232 Yeotamal 724 Akola 7272 Dewas 7292 Dhar 731 Indore 73183 Mhow 733 Khandwa 734 Ujjain 735 Bhurhanpur 7414 Jaora 7422 Mandasaur 744 Kota 751 Gwalior 751 Morar 7532 Murena 7534 Bhind 755 Bhopal 7562 Sehore 7572 Itarsi 7574 Hoshangabad 7582 Sagar 7592 Vidisha 761 Jabalpur 7662 Rewa 7672 Satna 7692 Seoni 771 Raipur 7722 Dhamtari 7742 Bhillai 7742 Durg 7752 Bilaspur 7762 Raigarh 79 Ahmadabad (Ahmedabad); this code replaces 272 80 Bangalore [was 812] 8112 Whitefield 8113 Channapatna 8114 Hebbagudi 812 [Bangalore now 80] 8152 Kolar 8153 Bangerpet 81538 K.G. Field 8156 Chikballapur 816 Tumkur 8172 Hassan 8182 Bhadravati 8182 Shimoga 8192 Davangiri 819312 Hiriyur (MSTD) 8194 Chitradurga 8197 Harihar 821 Belwadi 821 Mysore 8221 Nanjangud 823244 Mandya (MSTD) 824 Mangalore 824 Peambur 824 Ullal 8245 Krishnapura 82481 Bajpe 8251 Puttur 8252 Udipi 8254 Kundapur 8255 Bantwal 8262 Chikamanglur 8272 Madikeri 8272 Mercara 831 Belgaum 832 Panjim (Goa) 833112 Nippani (MSTD) 83342 Kittur 8342 Margaon 8345 Vasco 8352 Bijapur 8354 Bagalkota 8355 Guledgud 836 Dharwar 836 Hubli 836 Vidyanagar 8372 Gadag 8373 Ranibennur 8375 Haven 8382 Karwar 8384 Sirsi 8392 Bellary 8394 Hospet 8413 Lingumpalli 842 [was Hyderabad; code replaced by 40] 8453 Pattancheru 8455 Sangareddy 8462 Nizamabad 8463 Armoor 8472 Gulbargah 8482 Bidar 8512 Adoni 8514 Nandial 8518 Kurnool 8532 Raichur 8534 Koppal 8542 Mahboobnagar 8552 Guntakel 8554 Anantapur 8556 Hinduupur (MSTD) 8562 Cudappah 8564 Prodatur 8572 Chittor 8574 Renigunta 8574 Tirupati 8574 7 Tirumala 8592 Ongole 861 Nellore 8622 Kuvvur 8624 Gudur 8626 Kavali 863 Guntur 8644 Tenali 86447 Duggirala 8646 Chilakulurpet 866 Poranki 866 Vijaywada 86688 Ibrahim Patnam 8672 Machipatnam 8674 Gudiwada 8678 Nandigama 8682 Nalgonda 8712 Hanumkonda 8712 Kazipet 8712 Warangal 8722 Karimnagar 8732 Adilabad 8742 Khammam 8744 Kothagudem 8812 Eluru (MSTD) 8814 Palakele 8816 Bhimavaram 8818 Thadepallikudam 8819 Tanuku 883 Rajamundary 8837 Dowleshwaram 884 Kakinada 8852 Samalkot 88526 Peddupuram 8854 Tuni 8855 Ravulapalam 8857 Ramchandrapuram 8861 Anaparthy 8863 Yanam 891 Balachor 891 Malkapurum 891 Vishakhapatnam 8922 Vizianagaram 8924 Anakapalli 8942 Srikakulam 8944 Bobbili 92 Pakistan 21 Karachi 221 Hyderabad, Tando Adam 224 Tando Mohammad Khan 225 Sanghar 229 Dadu 23 Mirpur Hkas 241 Nawab-Shah 27 Uthal 29 Thatta 411 Faisalabad 42 Lahore 431 Gujranwala 432 Sialkot 4331 Gujrat 441 Sahiwal 442 Okara 448 Main Channu 451 Sargodha 454 Joharabad 459 Mianwali 47 Jhang (Sadar) 492 Kasur 4931 Qila Shiekhupura 51 Islamabad, Rawalpindi 521 Peshawar 522 Kohat 5231 Noshera 52317 Jahangirabad 528 Bannu 529 Khan D.I. 531 Mardan 536 Mingora, Saidu Sharif, Swat 572 Gilgit 5771 Kharian 58 Muzaffarabad 5921 Abbottabad 593 Murree 5941 Jhelum 595 Haripur 596 Taxila 597 Attock 61 Multan 621 Bahawalpur 631 Bahawalnagar 64 Khan (Dera Ghazi) 661 Muzaffargarh 692 Khanewal 702 Goth Machi, Sadiqabad 71 Sukkur 721 Jacobabad 731 Rahimyar Khan 741 Larkana 752 Moro 792 Kaipur 81 Quetta 83 Sibi 84 Dubai 87 Khuzdar 93 Afghanistan * all points - at this time, Afghanistan is not known to be dialable from most countries 94 Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) 1 Colombo (Ratmalana) - also Kelaniya, Kotte, Maharagama, Moratuwa 1 Dehiwela 21 Jaffna 23 Mannar 24 Vavuniya 25 Anuradhapura 26 Trincomalee 27 Giritale, Polonnaruwa 30 Katunayake (Int. Apt.) 31 Negombo 32 Chilaw, Puttalama 33 Gampaha 34 Bentota, Beruwela, Kalutara 35 Kegalle 36 Avissawella 37 Kurunegalla, Panalla 41 Matara 415 Weligama 45 Ratnapura 472 Hambantota 512 Hatton 52 Nuwara-Eliya [also/was 522?] 542 Nawalapitiya 55 Badulla, Buttala, Rantembe 57 Bandarawela, Olugantota 63 Ampara 65 Batticaloa 66 Habarana, Matale, Sigirya 67 Kalmunai 71 Mount Lavinia [new? formerly in 1?] 72 formerly Moratuwa (changed to Colombo area 1) 8 Kandy 9 Ahungalla, Galle, Habaraduwa, Hikkaduwa 927 Kosgoda 97 Ambalongoda 95 Myanmar (previously known as Burma) 1 Yangon (Rangoon) 2 Mandalay 32 Moulmein 42 Bassein 43 Sittwe (Akyab) 52 Pegu 53 Prome 63 Magwe 64 Meiktila 960 Maldives 32 Hulule Airport, Male Island 34 North Male Atoll, South Male Atoll 961 Lebanon 1 Beirut (central) region; Grand Beirut 1 Bir Hassan, Chyah, Hamra Mazraa, Kaldeh, Minet-el-Hosn 1 Ras Beirut, Shweifat 2 Ashrafieh, Baabda, Badaro, Beirut (central) region, Furn el-Shebbak 2 Hadeth, Hazmieh, Wadi Shahroun 3 Antelias, Beirut (central) region, Dora, Jdeideh, Mansourieh 3 Sinel-Fil 4 Baabdat, Beit Mery, Bickfaya, Bois de Boulogne, Brummana 4 Dhour Shwer, Mt Lebanon North region, Qornet Shehwan (Middle Metn) 5 Aley, Beiteddin, Bhamadoun, Hammana, Mt Lebanon South region 5 Sauk el-Gharn, Shbanieh 6 Marjeyoun, Nabatiyeh, Northern Lebanon region, Tripoli 6 (at least one source claims Tyre; likely an incorrect code, see 7) 7 Saida, Southern Lebanon region, Tyre (Sur) 8 Baalbeck, Bekaa (Beqaa) region, Mashghara, Rayack, Shtoura 8 Zahleh (Zahle) 9 Ghazir, Jbeil Reyfoun, Junieh, Kesrwan & Jbeil region 9 Nahr Ibrahim, Qartaba 962 Jordan 2 Irbid, Ramtha 3 Aqaba, Karak, Ma'an 4 Ajloan, Anjara, Ennvema, Ibbin, Jarash (Jerash) 5 Salt (Sult) 6 Abu Allanda, Amman 9 Mafraq, Zarqa (Zerqa) 963 Syrian Arab Republic (Syria) 11 Damascus 131 Zabadani 151 Deraa 161 Sweida 191 Kuneitra 192 Nabek 21 Aleppo, Halab 221 Raqqah 231 Edleb 31 Homs 321 Safita 331 Hama 41 Lattakieh 421 Banias 431 Tartous 441 Jisr Ash-Shighur 491 Jebleh 492 Kordaha 51 Deir Ezzor 521 Hassakeh 531 Kamichly 964 Iraq 1 Baghdad 21 Tkrit 23 Kut 24 Ramadi 25 Baquba 30 Hilla (al-Hillah) 32 Kerdala 33 Najaf 36 Diwaniya 37 Samawa 40 Basrah 42 Nasiriya 43 Amara 50 Kirkuk 53 Sulaimaniya 60 Mosul (one source claimed 6081) 60 Nainawa 62 Duhok 66 Erbil 965 Kuwait * all points 966 Saudi Arabia [ Last update 30 August 1994 by Sany Mark Zakharia ] [ In SA omit the leading zero (0) on each area code. ] [ Special national numbers: 800 toll-free numbers 900 international operator 993 Special Highway Security Force 995 narcotics hotline 996 traffic accidents 997 ambulance 998 fire brigade 999 police ] 1 Layla, Riyadh (Metropolitan), Shaqra, Hawtah, Mubaraz, Hawiyah 2 Greater Jeddah, Mecca, Rabigh, Taif 3 Abqaiq, Dammam, Dhahran, Al-Khobar, Hofuf, Jubail, Qatif 3 Ras Tanurah, Tarut Island, Mina, Darin, Dwadami, Baqaiq 3 Anak, Khafji (Ras Al Khafji), Sihat, Al-Jishi 3 King Fahad International Airport (KFIA) 4 Medina region, Tabuk, Yanbu (Al Bajr and Al Wejh) 6 Bukayriyah, Hail, Qassim region 7 [southern region] Abha, Khamis Mushayt 967 Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) [has since united with Yemen Democratic Republic (Aden), but both Yemen country codes continued in effect for a while. See country code 969 for further comment.] 2 Amran, Dhamnar, Mabar, Rawdha, Sana'a 3 Bajil, Hodeidah (Hodeida, al-Hudaydah), Manakha, Zabid (Zabeed) 4 Ibb, Mokha, Ta'iz, Yarim 51 Sadah 6 Baidah 63 Mareb (4 digit local numbers) 7 Hajja 7 Mareb (6 digit local numbers) 968 Oman * all points 969 Yemen (People's Democratic Republic of) (Aden) (South Yemen) [has since united with Yemen Arab Republic, but both Yemen country codes continued in effect for a while.] [Message of 12 July 1994 from Neil Singh : "Country code 969 no longer exists, and all calls to Aden and other south Yemeni locations go through the 967 country code or through the operator in S'ana (North Yemen)."] 1 Aden (Governorate) 22 Lahej 26 Dhala 27 Labus 32 Jaar 33 Zingibar 34 Rusud 37 Mudia 38 Louuder 39 Mukeyras 42 Nisab 44 Beihan 46 Attaq 52 Mukalla 56 Shihr 8 Qatin (Qatn), Tarim 84 Seiyun 970 spare 971 United Arab Emirates 2 Abu Dhabi (including international airport) 2 Muqtaa, Mussafah, Sadiyat 3 Al Ain, Al Araad, Al Faqah, Al Hair, Al Owha, Al Saad, Al Sulaimat 3 Mazyad Camp, Mazyad Village, Shuwaib, Umm Ghafa, Zakher 4 Aweer, Dubai, Khawanij (formerly 48?) 49 Aweir, Khawanij 5 Jebel Dhana (Jabal al Dhanna) 50 Mobile (Hatef Mutaharek) 51 Al Dhafra, Al Wathba, Bani Yas, Journ Ya Four, Mafraq 52 Bida Al Mutawah, Delma Island, Gabath Bainoona, Ghayathi 52 Jebel Dhana (Jabal al Dhanna), Ruwais 53 Baynounah, Bida Zayed, Habshan, Mirfa, Tarif 54 Buhasa 55 Asab 56 Al Samha, Shahamah Town 57 Das Island, Zirku Island 58 Al Sila 59 Al Sabkha, Liwa 6 Ajman, Dhayd, Falaj Al Moalla, Hamriyah, Madam, 6 Manama, Sharjah, Umm Al Quwain 7 Ras Al Khaimah [formerly 70 or 77?] 7 Idhen 70 (places in 70 moved to new area code 9; recent UAE directory) 77 (formerly Ras Al Khaimah - see 7) 82 Al Khatem, Al Khazna, Al Remah 83 Lihbab, Lusaili, Margham, Muraqab 84 Jebel Ali 85 Hatta, Huwaylat, Mazeirah, Munai 86 Swaihan 87 Al Koaa, Al Wigin 9 [formerly 70] Al Halah, Bidyah, Bithna, Dhadna, Dibba 9 [formerly 70] Fujairah (or formerly 91?) 9 [formerly 70] Kalba, Khorfakkan, Masafi, Merbeh, Tayyibah 972 Israel [6(3) means area code is 6, telephone numbers within that area code begin with 3, but 3 is not part of the area code as such - info from an Israeli directory. Additional info courtesy David Lemson (lemson@uiuc.edu, for area code 56 info) and Dr. Josh Backon (backon@vms.huji.ac.il) for update on area code 7] [The following domestic codes are not reachable from outside Israel; no leading 0 is used before these numbers (based on information from Jerusalem 1993 directory): 100 police 101 ambulance (Magen David Adom) 102 fire 144 information 155 "talking clock" 166 repair 171 telegrams 174 wake-up call 1 175 wake-up call 2 177 toll free, home direct (e.g. 177+610 2727 is Australia direct) 188 overseas calling operator [Following are the standard area codes (0 dialed before these numbers within Israel).] 2 Bethlehem, Hevron, Jericho, Jerusalem, Ramalla 2 much of West Bank area 3 Ben Gurion Airport 3 Tel Aviv/Jaffa, Ramat Gan (also Bat-Yam, Holon, Petah Tikva; officially "Tel Aviv/Jaffa and Gush Dan") 4 Haifa, Naharia 50 cellular 51 (was Ashkelon; now 7) 52 (was Herzlia, Raanana, Sharon Junction; now 9) 53 (was Netanya, now 9) 54 (was Rehovot; now 8) 56 Pay-per-call services (like U.S. 900) 57 Beer-Shev'a 59 (was Eilat; now 7) 6 Nazareth (and north region), Safed 6(3) Hadera 6(5) Afula 6(7) Tiberias 6(9) Zefat 7 Ashkelon, Eilat, Gaza strip 8 Rehovot, Shefelah 8(5) Ashdod (formerly 55, now part of Shefelah area) 9 Herzlia, Netanya, Raanana, Sharon Junction 973 Bahrain * all points 974 Qatar * all points 975 Bhutan 1 Western Area 2 Central Area 3 Eastern Area 976 Mongolia * not known to be a dialable country 977 Nepal 1 Bhaktapur, Katmandu (Kathmandu), Patan 10 Bidur, Dhading, Trisuli (Trishuli) 11 Banepa 21 Biratnagar 25 Dharan, Itahari 26 Dhankuta 41 Janakpur 47 Ramechhap (Ramechha), Sindhul Imadhi (Sindhuli) 49 Charikot (another source claims 47) 51 Birgunj 53 Kalaiya, Simara 55 Gaur 56 Bharatpur 57 Hetauda 58 Bhimphedi 61 Pokhara 63 Syangja (Syanji) 64 Gorkha 65 Bandipur, Damauli 66 Benishashar (Benisahar) 67 Kusma 68 Baglung 69 Beni (Benii) 71 Bhairahawa 73 Butwal 75 Palpa, Tansen 76 Krishna Nagar, Taulihawa 77 Sandhikark 78 Parasi, Triveni 79 Gulmi 81 Nepalgunj 82 Ghorahi, Tulsipur 84 Gulariya, Rajapur 87 Surkhet 91 Bhajni, Dhangarhi (Dhangadhi), Mahendranagar, Tikapur 93 Darchula 94 Darchula, Dedelbhura, Dipayal, Doti 95 Baitadi 96 Dadeldhura 978 spare 979 spare 98 Iran 21 Tehran (Teheran) 2221 Karadj 2231 Semnan 2233 Damghan 231 Rasht 2321 Bandar Komeini (Bandar Anzali) 2331 Shahsavar 2332 Ramsar 2341 Langaroud 2351 Lahidjan 241 Babol 2421 Amol 2431 Sari 2441 Shahi 2451 Chalous, Nowshahr 247 Behshahr 2491 Babolsar 251 Ghom (Qom) 2521 Kashan 261 Hamadan 2621 Arak 2631 Malayer 271 Gorgan 2721 Gonabad 2731 Shahroud 281 Ghazvin 2821 Zandjan 31 Esfahan (Isfahan) 3221 Shahreza 326 Shahre Kord 3291 Homayoun Shahr 3292 Madjafabad 331 (former Shiraz code? See 71) 3331 Abadeh 3351 Jahrom 3362 Kazerun 341 Kerman 3431 Rafsandjan 3459 Sirian 3461 Bam 351 Yazd 361 Bandar Abbas 3721 Bandar Booshehr 374 Borazjan 41 Tabriz 4221 Maragheh 431 Bakhtaran 431 Kermanshah 4321 Sanandaj 4381 Ilam 441 Rezayeh (Oroumieh) 4421 Mahabad 451 Ardabil [some sources claim 45?] 461 Khoy 51 Mashad 5221 Zabzevar 5231 Nishaboor 531 Torbat Heydarieh 541 Zahedan 5421 Zabol 561 Birdjand 61 Ahvaz 631 Abadan 641 Dezfould 6491 Andimeshk 651 Khorramshahr 661 Khorramabad 6621 Boroudjerd 671 Behbahan 681 Masjed Soleyman 71 Shiraz (formerly 331?) 990 spare 991 spare 992 spare 993 spare 994 Azerbaijan [received 8 Nov 1993; formerly in +7; was announced in ITU Telecommunications Journal in late 1992 but wasn't yet in service; some Azerbaijan codes have started with +7 892] 995 Georgia [noted in telecom digest 7 Oct 1994] 996 spare 997 spare 998 spare 999 spare