title: Telephone numbers in South Ossetia
text: # Telephone numbers in South Ossetia
  
  Telephone numbers in South Ossetia use several trunk codes owned by Russia.
  
  | Format | Application |
  | - | - |
  | +7 929 8XX XXXX | Mobile telephony (Ostelekom) |
  | +7 850 XXX XXXX | Fixed telephony |
  
  Before the recognition of independence by Russia the country had used Georgian codes:
  
  | Format | Area |
  | - | - |
  | +995 342 XXX XXX | Akhalgori |
  | +995 344 XXX XXX | Tskhinvali |
  | +995 347 XXX XXX | Java |
  
  These codes can still be used when dialling South Ossetian numbers from within Georgia.
  
  