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Djibouti

+253

Number Format

Area Code:            none
Subscriber Number:    8 digits (formerly 6 digits)
Trunk Prefix:         n/a
International Prefix: 00

Numbering range information

DCCL

1 March 2012 - national renumbering

All subscriber numbers in Djibouti expanded from 6 to 8 digits on 1 March 2012. '21' was prepended to fixed numbers in Djibouti City, '27' prepended in other regions, '77' prepended to wireless numbers.

Old format    New format     Service/Location
==========    ==========     ================
+253 25xxxx   +253 2125xxxx  Djibouti City (fixed)
+253 29xxxx   +253 2129xxxx  Djibouti City (fixed)
+253 30xxxx   +253 2130xxxx  Djibouti City (fixed)
+253 31xxxx   +253 2131xxxx  Djibouti City, Balbala (fixed)
+253 32xxxx   +253 2132xxxx  Djibouti City (fixed)
+253 34xxxx   +253 2134xxxx  Djibouti City (fixed)
+253 35xxxx   +253 2135xxxx  Djibouti City (fixed)
+253 36xxxx   +253 2136xxxx  Balbala (fixed)
+253 39xxxx   +253 2139xxxx  Balbala (fixed)
+253 420xxx   +253 27420xxx  Dikhil (fixed)
+253 422xxx   +253 27422xxx  Arta (fixed)
+253 424xxx   +253 27424xxx  Tadjourah (fixed)
+253 426xxx   +253 27426xxx  Ali-Sabieh (fixed)
+253 428xxx   +253 27428xxx  Obock (fixed)
+253 45xxxx   +253 2145xxxx  Djibouti City (fixed)
+253 50xxxx   +253 2750xxxx  Arta (CDMA fixed, Huawei)
+253 51xxxx   +253 2751xxxx  Tadjourah (CDMA fixed, Huawei)
+253 52xxxx   +253 2752xxxx  Dikhil (CDMA fixed, Huawei)
+253 53xxxx   +253 2753xxxx  Ali-Sabieh (CDMA fixed, Huawei)
+253 54xxxx   +253 2754xxxx  Obock (CDMA fixed, Huawei)
+253 57xxxx   +253 2157xxxx  Djibouti City (CDMA fixed, ZTE)
+253 58xxxx   +253 2158xxxx  Balbala (CDMA fixed, ZTE)
+253 6xxxxx   +253 776xxxxx  GSM mobile, Djibouti Telecom
+253 7xxxxx   +253 777xxxxx  GSM mobile, Djibouti Telecom
+253 8xxxxx   +253 778xxxxx  GSM mobile, Djibouti Telecom

Source: Djibouti Telecom announcement (3 January 2012, via ITU) (News tip courtesy Sergiu Rosenzweig)

January 2005 - new number ranges announced

New number ranges were announced (no apparent changes to existing numbers or numbering formats):

GSM D mobile:

+253 80xxxx
+253 81xxxx
+253 82xxxx
+253 83xxxx
+253 84xxxx
+253 85xxxx

Wireline/fixed numbers in Djibouti City:

+253 25xxxx
+253 30xxxx
+253 31xxxx
+253 34xxxx
+253 35xxxx
+253 36xxxx

Wireline/fixed numbers in Inner Districts:

42xxxx

Source: document on Djibouti Telecom announcement (16 January 2005, via ITU).

Other information

Some references to Société des Télécommunications Internationales de Djibouti (STID) on this page.

Also, a announcements on Djibouti numbering are available through ITU website.

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