Tajikistan’s Country Codes
- Telephone: +992
- 2 Letter: TJ
- 3 Letter: TJK
- ISO 3116-1 Numeric: 762
- Internet TLD: .tj
- International Vehicle Registration Code (License Plate): TJ
- International Olympic Committee (IOC): TJK
- FIFA (Football): TJK
- ITU Letter Code (radiocommunications): TJK
- ICAO Airport Code: MZ
- Maritime Identification Digits: 472
- NATO Diagram: TI
- NATO Trigram: TJK
- FIPS: TI
- GS1: 488
- UIC Numerical: 66
- UIC Letter: TJ
- Emoji Flag: U+1F1F9 U+1F1EF
- Official Name: The Republic of Tajikistan
How to call Tajikistan (international dialing)
- Do not include a leading ‘8’ in the international call sequence – it is only used in Tajikistan 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.
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
Tajikistan 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 Tajikistan (domestic dialing)
‘8’ is used as a trunk prefix when calling to a different area code in Tajikistan.
Local calling (within the same area code)
Dial only the local phone number. Do not dial the trunk prefix ‘8’ or the area code.
| five to six digits |
| local phone number |
Long distance calling (to a different area code)
Dial the trunk prefix ‘8’, followed by the area code, followed by the local phone number.
| 8 | three to four digits | five to six digits |
| trunk prefix | area code | local phone number |
Tajikistani phone numbers explained
Number details
Tajikistani phone numbers are nine digits.
First three to four digits are an area code representing a geographic part of the country.
An example of a Tajikistani phone number
The Twins Hotel lists its phone number in Dushanbe as 992-37-221-44-14.
Number explanation
| 992 | 37 | 2 | 21 44 14 |
| country code for Tajikistan | geographic (area) code for Dushanbe | zone code | local phone number within Dushanbe |
Local example – calling from another location in Dushanbe
Dial only the local five to six digit phone number. Do not dial the trunk prefix ‘8’ or the area code.
| 21 44 14 |
| local phone number within Dushanbe |
Long distance example – calling from Alichur, Tajikistan (on the other side of the country)
Dial the trunk prefix ‘8’, then the area code, then the local phone number.
| 8 | 37 | 2 | 21 44 14 |
| trunk prefix | geographic (area) code for Dushanbe | zone code | local phone number within Dushanbe |
International example – calling from outside Tajikistan
To call from outside Tajikistan, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Tajikistan’s country code of ‘992’, followed by the local phone number.
Do not include a leading ‘8’ in the call when calling from outside Tajikistan.
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How to call from Tajikistan
‘8 – wait for the dial tone – 10’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international call from Tajikistan.
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 – Tajikistan (country code +992) Communication of 18.V.2011 – Tajikistan’s National Numbering Plan – Details of Tajikistan’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Tajikistan – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Tajikistan. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – The Phonebook – Tajikistan – Entry for Tajikistan in the British Telecom international directory.