Western Sahara (+212) access code cheat sheet.
Western Sahara uses Moroccan dialling with its own sub-prefix. Ringflow gives you a local +212-528 DID — active on day one.
Everything about calling Western Sahara.
Western Sahara shares Morocco's +212 country code with the 0528 and 0529 area codes for Laâyoune and Dakhla. Phosphate rock mining and Atlantic fishing are the primary industries.
Western Sahara country information
Three ways to call Western Sahara right now.
Dial +212, then 528 (Laâyoune) or 529 (Dakhla), then the six-digit local number. Ringflow routes via North African infrastructure under Moroccan carrier agreements.
Direct calls using landlines & mobile phones
Dial Western Sahara directly from any landline or mobile by entering your international exit code, then the country code +212, and finally the local number.
International calling cards for Western Sahara
Pre-paid international calling cards remain a convenient, low-cost way to reach Western Sahara. Each card gives you a PIN and an access number to place global calls.
VoIP services for contacting Western Sahara
VoIP apps like Skype, WhatsApp and Viber — and business VoIP from Ringflow — route calls to Western Sahara over the internet, usually at far lower rates than traditional carriers.
Western Sahara at a glance.
A disputed territory on the northwest African coast with an estimated population of 600,000. Laâyoune is the largest city. Western Sahara holds some of the world's largest phosphate rock deposits.
How to call Western Sahara.
Dial +212, then 528 (Laâyoune area) or 529 (Dakhla area), then the six-digit local number. Mobile coverage is via Moroccan operators (Maroc Telecom, Orange, Inwi).
Number anatomy
Start with the exit prefix
Press + on a mobile (hold the 0 key), or dial 00 from most countries, or 011 from North America.
Add the Western Sahara code
Dial +212. This identifies Western Sahara on the global telephone network.
Enter the area or mobile prefix
Type the first part of the local number. Drop the leading 0 if there is one.
Finish with the subscriber number
The remaining digits route the call to the specific line in El Aaiún or elsewhere.
Dialling Western Sahara (+212) from other countries
The exit prefix changes by origin; the Western Sahara code stays +212.
| Calling from | Exit prefix | You dial, then the national number |
|---|---|---|
| United States & Canada | 011 | 011 212 |
| United Kingdom & most of Europe | 00 | 00 212 |
| Australia | 0011 | 0011 212 |
| Japan | 010 | 010 212 |
| Any mobile (E.164) | + | +212 |
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Dialling Western Sahara without misdialling
Western Sahara’s calling code is +212 , which puts it in Africa, plus a few Atlantic and Indian Ocean territories. The codes below are the ones a caller actually reaches by mistake, so they are worth checking before a number goes into a CRM or an outbound list.
| Dial this by mistake | and you reach | Why it happens |
|---|---|---|
| +213 | Algeria | One digit out on the last position |
| +218 | Libya | One digit out on the last position |
| +211 | South Sudan | One digit out on the last position |
| +216 | Tunisia | One digit out on the last position |
+212 is not unique to Western Sahara. Morocco use it too, so the calling code alone does not identify the destination — the digits after it do. Rate cards and routing rules that key on +212 alone will treat all of these as one destination.
Other Africa countries in the same numbering zone: Algeria +213, Angola +244, Benin +229, Botswana +267, Burkina Faso +226. Western Sahara's capital is El Aaiún.