Calling to Somalia
- 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 ‘707’ and ‘9’.
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
Somalia 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 Somalia (domestic dialing)
Dial the entire phone number for all calls within Somalia. There is no trunk or long distance number needed to dial when calling within Somalia.
| seven to nine digits |
| local phone number |
Somalia’s phone numbers explained
Phone number details
Somali phone numbers are seven to nine digits.
The first two to three digits represent an area (geographic) code, as well whether the phone number is fixed line (land-line) or mobile phone.
Mobile numbers are represented by area codes starting with ‘7’ or ‘9’.
An example of a Somali phone number
The Ambassador Hotel Hargeisa lists its phone number in Hargeisa as +252 2 566666.
Phone number explanation
| 252 | 2 566666 |
| country code for Somalia | local phone number in Hargeisa |
Local example – calling from another location in Hargeisa, Somalia
Dial the entire phone number for all calls within Somalia.
| 2 566666 |
| local phone number in Hargeisa |
Long distance example – calling from Mogadishu, Somalia (on the other side of the country)
Dial the entire phone number for all calls within Somalia.
| 2 566666 |
| local phone number in Hargeisa |
Mobile phone example – calling from a mobile phone (including a foreign mobile roaming in Somalia)
Dial the entire phone number for all calls within Somalia.
| 2 566666 |
| local phone number in Hargeisa |
International example – calling from outside Somalia
To call from outside Somalia, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Somalia’s country code of ‘252’, followed by the local phone number.
| exit code | 252 | 2 566666 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for Somalia | local phone number in Hargeisa |
Calling from Somalia
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international call from Somalia.
Sources and more resources
- 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 – Somalia (country code +252) National Numbering Plan – details of Somalia’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Somalia – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Somalia. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – The Phonebook – Somalia – entry for Somalia in the British Telecom international directory.