Qatar’s Country Codes
- Telephone: +974
- 2 Letter: QA
- 3 Letter: QAT
- ISO 3116-1 Numeric: 634
- Internet TLD: .qa
- ICAO Airport Code: OT
- Maritime Identification Digits: 466
- Emoji Flag: U+1F1F6 U+1F1E6
- Official Name: The State of Qatar
How to call Qatar (international dialing)
- 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.
… to a mobile (cellular) phone or text (sms)
Use the same call sequence.
Mobile phone numbers begin with the digit ‘3’, ‘5’, ‘6’, and ‘7’.
When calling a mobile phone user, dial to the country where the mobile phone is registered, regardless of where the person is roaming.
… to a VoIP phone
Use the same call sequence.
When calling a VoIP phone user, dial to the country where the VoIP phone is registered, regardless of where the person is roaming.
… to a satellite phone
Qatar does not have a country-specific satellite phone system.
Most satellite phones operate on their country code – calls to these satellite phones follow their call sequence.
… sending a fax
Use the same call sequence.
How to call within Qatar (domestic dialing)
There is no trunk prefix used in Qatar.
Dial all domestic phone numbers as they are listed to and from anywhere within the country.
| seven to eight digits |
| local phone number |
Qatari phone numbers explained
Number details
Qatari phone numbers are seven to eight digits.
The first two digits represent whether the phone number is a land-line (fixed line) or mobile phone. Land-line phone numbers begin with a ’44’.
Mobile numbers being with ’33’, ’55’, ’66’, ’77’. They are dialed the same way as all other numbers in Qatar.
An example of a Qatari phone number
The Museum of Islamic Art lists its phone number in Doha as 974 4422 4444.
Number explanation
| 974 | 44 | 22 4444 |
| country code for Qatar | designates a land-line (fixed line) phone number | remainder of the phone number |
Local example – calling from another location in Doha
Dial all phone numbers as are listed for any calls within Qatar.
| 44 | 22 4444 |
| designates a land-line (fixed line) phone number | remainder of the phone number |
Long distance example – calling from Al Salwa, Qatar (on the other side of the country)
Dial all phone numbers as listed for any calls within Qatar.
| 44 | 22 4444 |
| designates a land-line (fixed line) phone number | remainder of the phone number |
Mobile example – calling from a mobile phone (including a foreign mobile roaming in Qatar)
Dial all phone numbers as listed for any calls within Qatar.
| 44 | 22 4444 |
| designates a land-line (fixed line) phone number | remainder of the phone number |
International example – calling from outside Qatar
To call from outside Qatar, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Qatar’s country code of ‘974’, followed by the local phone number.
| exit code | 974 | 44 | 22 4444 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for Qatar | designates a land-line (fixed line) phone number | remainder of the phone number |
How to call from Qatar
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international phone call from Qatar.
Sources and more resources
- Communications Regulatory Authority – Qatar’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 collection of dialing procedures for all countries and regions of the world. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- International Telecommunications Union – Qatar (country code +974) Communication of 20.VIII.2011 National Numbering Plan – details of Qatar’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Qatar – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Qatar. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – The Phonebook – Qatar – Entry for Qatar in the British Telecom international directory.