Calling to Sudan
- Do not include a leading ‘0’ in the international call sequence – it is only used in Sudan 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.
… to a mobile (cellular) phone or text (SMS)
Use the same call sequence.
Mobile phone numbers begin with ‘9’. Phone numbers are often listed with a leading ‘0’ that is not dialed when calling from outside the country.
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
Sudan 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.
Calling within Sudan (domestic dialing)
‘0’ is used as a trunk prefix for all domestic phone calls within Sudan.
Local calling (within the same area code)
For all calls within Sudan dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, then the nine-digit phone number.
| 0 | nine digits | thirdone |
| trunk prefix | local phone number | thirdtwo |
Long distance calling (to a different area code, or from a mobile phone)
For all calls within Sudan dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, then the nine-digit phone number.
| 0 | nine digits | thirdone |
| trunk prefix | local phone number | thirdtwo |
Mobile calling (to a mobile phone)
For all calls within Sudan dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, then the nine-digit phone number.
| 0 | nine digits | thirdone |
| trunk prefix | local phone number | thirdtwo |
Sudanese phone numbers explained
Number details
Sudanese phone numbers are nine digits (ten including a leading ‘0’ that is not dialed when calling Sudan from an international location).
The first digit signifies whether the phone number is fixed line (land-line) (1) or mobile phone (9).
With landline phones, the second digit signifies the service provider. The third digit signifies a geographic area of the country.
Mobile numbers start with ‘9’. The second digit signifies the mobile carrier.
An example of a Sudanese phone number
The Al Salam Rotana lists its phone number in Khartoum as +2491 8700 7777.
Number explanation
| 249 | 1 | 8 | 700 7777 |
| country code for Sudan | represents a land-line (fixed line) phone number | represents the phone carrier | remainder of the phone number |
Local example – calling from another location in Khartoum, Sudan
To call within Sudan dial the trunk prefix ‘0’ then the nine digit phone number.
| 0 | 1 | 8 | 700 7777 |
| trunk prefix | represents a land-line (fixed line) phone number | represents the phone carrier | remainder of the phone number |
Long distance example – calling from Port Sudan, Sudan (on the other side of the country)
To call within Sudan dial the trunk prefix ‘0’ then the nine digit phone number.
| 0 | 1 | 8 | 700 7777 |
| trunk prefix | represents a land-line (fixed line) phone number | represents the phone carrier | remainder of the phone number |
Mobile phone example – calling from a mobile phone (including a foreign mobile phone roaming in Sudan)
To call within Sudan dial the trunk prefix ‘0’ then the nine digit phone number.
| 0 | 1 | 8 | 700 7777 |
| trunk prefix | represents a land-line (fixed line) phone number | represents the phone carrier | remainder of the phone number |
International example – calling from outside Sudan
To call from outside Sudan, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Sudan’s country code of ‘249’, followed by the local phone number.
Do not dial any leading ‘0’ listed in the Sudanese phone number.
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Calling from Sudan
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international call from Sudan.
Sources and more resources
- National Telecommunications Corporation (NTC)– Sudan’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 – Sudan (country code +249) National Numbering Plan – Details of Sudan’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Sudan – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Sudan. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – The Phonebook – Sudan – Entry for Sudan in the British Telecom international directory.