Note: this page does not include calling information to the region of Nagorno-Karabkah.
Calling to Azerbaijan
- A leading ‘8’ is not included in the international call sequence – it is only used in Azerbaijan for domestic long distance calls and domestic calls to a mobile phone.
- A leading '+' in the phone number means 'dial your country's exit code'.
- Calling from a mobile phone: dial from on the country where you're currently located.
- Calling from a VoIP or satellite phone: dial from on the country where the phone is registered.
Azerbaijan’s country code may be mislabeled:
- Country code 00994 (exit code of ’00’ used in many European, Asian, and African nations followed by Azerbaijan’s country code of ‘994’).
- Country code 011994 (exit code of ‘011’ used in the United States and Canada followed by Azerbaijan’s country code of ‘994’).
When calling to a mislabeled country code, remove the exit code from the call sequence and replace it with the exit code of the country where the call is dialed.
… to a mobile (cellular) phone or text (sms)
Use the same call sequence.
When calling a mobile phone user, call to the country where the mobile phone is registered, regardless of where the person being called is currently roaming.
… to a VoIP phone
Use the same call sequence.
When calling a VoIP phone user, call to the country where the VoIP phone is registered, regardless of where the person being called is currently roaming.
… to a satellite phone
Azerbaijan does not have a country-specific satellite phone system.
Most satellite phones operate on their country code – calls to these satellite phones follow their own call sequence.
… sending a fax
Use the same call sequence.
Calling within Azerbaijan (domestic dialing)
‘8’ is used as a trunk prefix when calling to a different area code in Azerbaijan.
Local calling (within the same area code)
Dial only the local seven digit phone number. Do not dial the trunk prefix ‘8’ or the area code.
| seven digits |
| local phone number |
Mobile calling (to a mobile phone)
Dial the trunk prefix ‘8’, followed by the area code, followed by the local phone number.
| 8 | two digits | seven digits |
| trunk prefix | area code | local phone numbers |
Long distance calling (to a different area code, or from a mobile phone)
Dial the trunk prefix ‘8’, followed by the area code, followed by the local phone number.
| 8 | two digits | seven digits |
| trunk prefix | area code | local phone numbers |
Azerbaijani phone numbers explained
Number details
Azerbaijani phone numbers are nine digits.
The first two digits are an area code.
An example of an Azerbaijani phone number
The National Museum of History lists its phone number in Baku as 994 12 493 23 87.
Number explanation
| 994 | 12 | 493 23 87 |
| country code for Azerbaijan | area (geographic) code for Baku | local phone number in Baku |
Local example – calling from another location in Baku
Dial only the local phone number. Do not dial the trunk prefix ‘8’ or the area code.
| 493 23 87 |
| local phone number in Baku |
Long distance example – calling from Dzegam, Azerbaijan (on the other side of the country)
Dial the trunk prefix ‘8’, followed by the area code, followed by the local phone number.
| 8 | 12 | 493 23 87 |
| trunk prefix | area (geographic) code for Baku | local phone number in Baku |
Mobile example – calling from a mobile phone (including a foreign mobile phone roaming in Azerbaijan)
Dial the trunk prefix ‘8’, followed by the area code, followed by the local phone number.
| 8 | 12 | 493 23 87 |
| trunk prefix | area (geographic) code for Baku | local phone number in Baku |
Calling from Nagorno-Karabakh
Nagorno-Karabakh is active on Armenia’s phone network. Dial the call as an international call from Armenia. Dial exit code ’00’, followed by Azerbaijan’s country code of ‘994’, followed by the area code and local phone number.
| 00 | 994 | 12 | 493 23 87 |
| exit code for Armenia / Nagorno-Karabakh | country code for Azerbaijan | area (geographic) code for Baku | local phone number in Baku |
International example – calling from outside Azerbaijan
To call from outside Azerbaijan, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Azerbaijan’s country code of ‘374’, followed by the local phone number.
Do not include a leading ‘8’ in the call when calling from outside Azerbaijan.
| exit code | 994 | 12 | 493 23 87 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for Azerbaijan | area (geographic) code for Baku | local phone number in Baku |
Calling from Azerbaijan
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international call from Azerbaijan.
Sources and more resources
- The Republic of Azerbaijan Ministry of Communications and High Technologies – Azerbaijan’s telephone systems regulator.
- ITU (International Telecommunications Union) – United Nations specialized agency for information and communications technologies.
- 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.
- International Telecommunications Union – Azerbaijan (country code +994) Communication of 24.I.2016 – Details of Azerbaijan’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- The Republic of Azerbaijan Ministry of Communications and High Technologies – Telecommunications and Long-distance area codes – resources on telecommunications in Azerbaijan from the local telecommunications regulator.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Azerbaijan – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Azerbaijan. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – The Phonebook – Azerbaijan – Entry for Azerbaijan in the British Telecom international directory.