Egypt country code

How to call Egypt using country code ?

Egypt is located in Africa near countries : Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Cyprus. The international country code to dial Egypt is :

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Phone use and access in Arab Republic of Egypt

As many African countries, the international dialing code 20 is only required to call Egypt from abroad. Concerning national calls made in Egypt, it is not necessary to dial the Egyptian country code 20. Finally, to call your correspondent in Egypt from a country abroad, dial first the prefix of exit which takes one of the following forms: 00 / 011 / 810 and sign "+ " for calls since the mobile phone. These are possible compositions: 0020 / 810 20 / 011 20 / +20.

Some useful informations

International access code (exit code) : 00 (to dial when making calls from Egypt to abroad)
Egyptian international dialing code : 20
Fixed telephone Subscriptions (2016) : 6 118 250 Egyptian subscribers
Mobile landline usage : 6.39% of Egyptians
Mobile cellular users (2016) : 97 791 441 Egyptian mobile users
Mobile phone usage : 102.2% of Egyptians
Internet usage : 41.2% of Egyptians

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How to call Egypt from USA and Canada

Calling Egyptian landline phone number

enter the exit code '011' ;
dial Egypt country code : 20 ;
dial the area code : For example "88 " is Asyut area phone code ;
add the Egyptian phone number without the leading '0'.

Illustration : 011 20 88 XXX XXX.

Calling Egyptian mobile phone number (cellular phone)

enter the exit code '011' or '+';
dial Egypt country code : 20 ;
add the Egyptian mobile phone number without the leading '0'.

Illustration : 011 20 Z XXX XXX. ('Z' represent the cellular area code)

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About Egypt

Egypt belongs to the African continent bordering Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Cyprus. Egyptian population is about 83082869 inhabitants with an area of 1,001,450 km². The capital of Egypt is Cairo and the iso code is : EGY.

What time is it now in Egypt ?

Before calling your Egyptian correspondent , it is important to know what time it is in Egypt.
Egyptian local time :

The current time is 1:41 PM (UTC/GMT 2 hours).

Current day :

We are : Monday December 2, 2024 .

Egyptian cities area codes

Area code	City	Calling from USA/Canada/ North America	Calling from UK/Australia /France/Europe...
55	Zagazig	0112055	002055
40	Tanta	0112040	002040
62	Suez	0112062	002062
93	Sohag	0112093	002093
48	Shebin El Kom	0112048	002048
68	Rafah	0112068	002068
96	Qunea	0112096	002096
66	Port Said	0112066	002066
50	Mansoura	0112050	002050
95	Luxor	0112095	002095
64	Ismailia	0112064	002064
2	Giza	011202	00202
84	Fayoum	0112084	002084
40	El Mahalla el Kubra	0112040	002040
45	Damanhur	0112045	002045
2	Cairo	011202	00202
82	Beni Suef	0112082	002082
88	Asyut	0112088	002088
97	Aswan	0112097	002097
3	Alexandria	011203	00203
86	(El) Minya	0112086	002086

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