Network & carriers
Iraq's telecom market is regulated by the CMC. Asiacell (77X) and Zain Iraq (78X/790) are the main mobile networks; the regulator says Korek Telecom's licence has expired.
+964 · IQ · UTC+3
Iraq
Country Code & Virtual Numbers
Iraq's +964 code covers a mobile market led by Asiacell and Zain Iraq, regulated by the Communications and Media Commission (CMC). Capital: Baghdad · Business hours: 1:00 AM–9:00 AM EST.
// The Basics
What is the +964 country code?
Numbering in Iraq is administered by Communications and Media Commission (CMC).
Numbering format
Iraqi mobile numbers drop the leading 0 internationally — a domestic 07 number becomes +964 7 when dialed from abroad.
Calling culture
Iraqi business culture places strong value on hospitality and relationship-building — a warm, unhurried opening is expected before business matters.
Did you know
Iraq's 2024 Official Holidays Law kept Friday and Saturday as the weekly days off, so the working week runs Sunday to Thursday.
// Quick Facts
A quick read on Iraq numbers.
Iraqi mobile numbers drop their leading 0 internationally — a domestic 07 number becomes +964 7 when dialed from abroad.
From the US (mobile): 011 964 7XX XXX XXXX
// Reference
Dialing +964: numbers, codes and rules
- Trunk prefix
- 0 — used domestically, dropped after the country code.
- Number length
- 10 digits for mobile numbers
- Mobile numbers
- 10 digits starting with 7 (Asiacell 77X, Zain 78X/790, Korek 750–752): +964 7XX XXX XXXX
- Major area codes
- Erbil 66
- Dialing in
- From the US (mobile): 011 964 7XX XXX XXXX
- Dialing out
- 00 is the international prefix from Iraq.
- Useful numbers
- Police: 911
- Ambulance: 122
- Fire: 115
- Time zone
- AST (UTC+3)
- Daylight saving
- No daylight saving time (abolished in 2008).
- Working week
- Sunday–Thursday; weekend: Friday–Saturday
- The trunk 0 must be dialled before all numbers within Iraq but never from abroad.
- Korek Telecom's licence has expired according to the regulator, and its service has been restricted, so calls to its 75X numbers may fail.
- Iraq's 2024 Official Holidays Law kept Friday and Saturday as the weekly days off.
Sources
- ITU E.164 numbering plan for Iraq (CMC communication of 26.VI.2025)
- GOV.UK foreign travel advice – Iraq: getting help (emergency numbers)
- IANA tz database (Asia/Baghdad)
- Shafaq News: Iraqi president signs Official Holidays Law (May 2024)
- Rudaw: CMC and Korek licence dispute (29 Sep 2026)
- US State Department: US Consulate General Erbil (+964 66 contact)
- Wikipedia: Telephone numbers in Iraq (pointer for Baghdad area code)
- Wikipedia: Public holidays in Iraq (pointer for fixed-date holidays)
Best time to call Iraq from the US
Iraq is on UTC+3 · Business hours = – EST · Sun–Thu
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Frequently Asked
Iraq questions answered.
Answers about Iraq's CMC-regulated carriers, hospitality-driven business culture, and getting a local +964 virtual number.
Dial 011 (the US exit code), then 964, then the national number, leaving out the leading 0 used for domestic calls. Number length: 10 digits for mobile numbers.
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