title: Telephone numbers in Sudan
text: # Telephone numbers in Sudan
  
  The following are the telephone codes in Sudan.
  
  ## Calling formats
  
  To call in Sudan, the following format is used:
  
  * 0tp axx xxxx - calls within Sudan
  * +249 tp axx xxxx - calls from outside Sudan
  
      where
  * t is the Service Type Identifier (1 for fixed lines, 9 for mobile),
  * p is the Service Provider Identifier, and
  * a is the Area Code.
  
      For fixed lines: a is 3: Khartoum; 5: Khartoum North; 6: Khartoum Rural; 7: Omdurman
  
  ## Company codes
  
  Allocations in Sudan :
  
  | Service type | Company | Prefix |
  | - | - | - |
  | Fixed line | Sudani | 10, 11, 12 |
  | Fixed line | Canar | 15 |
  | Fixed line | Sudatel | 18 |
  | Mobile line | MTN Sudan | 92, 93, 99 |
  | Mobile line | Network of the World Ltd (NOW) | 95 |
  | Mobile line | Zain Sudan | 90, 91, 96 |
  
      * 18 is mentioned within the contact number, but not in the table. It is possible that code 18 became 12 at some point, though there is speculation that 12 is simply a new number range.
  