The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia are part of Cyprus‘ numbering plan.
Calling to Akrotiri and Dhekelia
Calling within Akrotiri and Dhekelia (domestic dialing)
There is no trunk prefix used when calling between areas codes in Cyprus, or between the sovereign base areas.
Dial all domestic numbers as they are listed.
| eight digits |
| local phone number |
Akrotiri and Dhekelia (aka Cypriot) phone numbers explained
Phone number structure
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Cypriot phone numbers are eight digits.
First two digits: Represent a geographic (area) code.
Remaining digits: represent the remainder of the subscriber number.
Mobile numbers being with digit ‘9’ (except for numbers starting with 900 or 909). The second digit identifies the mobile carrier. They are dialed the same way as all other numbers in Cyprus.
Calling from Akrotiri and Dhekelia
… to Cyprus
Follow the domestic dialing sequence.
… to Northern Cyprus
Dial calls to Northern Cyprus from Akrotiri and Dhekelia by calling 0139 followed by the local seven digit subscriber number. The regular international call sequence will work as well.
| 0 | 139 | seven digits |
| trunk prefix | indicator for Northern Cyprus | local phone number in Northern Cyprus |
Calls are at local rates.
The United Nations exchange places these calls.
Northern Cyprus can also be placed through the international exchange through the regular international call sequence to Turkey.
| 00 | 90 | seven digits |
| international exit code for the Republic of Cyprus | country code for Turkey | local phone number in Northern Cyprus (on the Turkish phone system) |
… to everyone else in the world
’00’ is used as an international exit code when dialing an international call from Akrotiri and Dhekelia.
Carrier pre-selection when calling from Cyprus can be dialed with a four-digit code starting with 10.
Sources and more resources
- International Telecommunications Union – DIALLING PROCEDURES (INTERNATIONAL PREFIX, NATIONAL (TRUNK) PREFIX AND NATIONAL (SIGNIFICANT) NUMBER) (IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITU-T RECOMMENDATION E.164 (11/2010)) – a A collection of dialing procedures for all countries and regions of the world. Retrieved 16 September 2016
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Cyprus – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Cyprus. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- Wikipeida – Akrotiri and Dhekelia – Wikipedia entry for the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia. Includes telecommunications information and exchanges for the bases areas.