The Bahrain country code is +973 — reaching all 1.5 million Bahrain residents + ~2.2 million mobile subscriptions across Batelco, STC Bahrain + Zain Bahrain. The Gulf\'s financial + Islamic banking hub + a major US Navy regional base (NAVCENT HQ).
Bahrain was assigned +973 by the ITU in 1980. Bahrain sits in ITU zone 9 alongside Saudi Arabia +966, UAE +971, Qatar +974, Kuwait +965 + Iran +98. Bahrain uses a closed 8-digit numbering plan.
Bahrain has used the +973 country code since 1980, in zone 9 alongside its Gulf neighbors. The 97X bloc covers the central Gulf region.
Bahrain's telecom regulator is TRA (Telecommunications Regulatory Authority). Three major mobile carriers operate: Batelco (the former state monopoly + largest, ~1.1M subs), STC Bahrain (formerly VIVA, owned by Saudi Telecom, ~700K) + Zain Bahrain (~400K).
Bahrain uses a closed numbering plan: every Bahrain number is exactly 8 digits. The first digit tells you the type: <b>1</b> landline (Batelco), <b>3</b> + <b>6</b> mobile, <b>7</b> services, <b>8</b> toll-free. Same number works across all four governorates.
The Gulf\'s original financial center. Bahrain (+973) was the Gulf\'s first financial hub — well before Dubai or Doha. Manama (+973 1) still hosts the Bahrain Financial Harbour, the Central Bank of Bahrain + the regional HQ of HSBC Middle East, BNP Paribas + many Islamic banks. Bahrain is the global capital of Islamic finance + sukuk issuance. Bahrain also hosts NAVCENT — the US Navy\'s 5th Fleet HQ, the largest American military base in the Middle East. A +973 line is the natural caller-ID for Gulf finance, Islamic banking + defense business.
A Bahrain phone number in international format is written as +973 [8-digit number]. No area code, no leading 0. Example: +973 1712 3456 for a Manama landline, +973 3612 3456 for a mobile.
The first digit of every Bahrain number is a type indicator. 1 is landline (Batelco). 3 + 6 are mobile (Batelco mobile, STC Bahrain, Zain Bahrain — all 4 portable). 7 is services. 8 is toll-free. All numbers are 8 digits.
From the Manama skyline to the Bahrain International Circuit (F1 Grand Prix) to the King Fahd Causeway, every Bahrain number lives behind a +973.
Every country uses a different exit code before +973 Bahrain. From any mobile, + replaces the exit code — so +973 1712 3456 works worldwide. No leading 0, no area code.
011011 973 NNNN NNNN+973 3/6 NNN NNNN011011 973 NNNN NNNN+973 3/6 NNN NNNN0000 973 NNNN NNNN+973 3/6 NNN NNNN00110011 973 NNNN NNNN+973 3/6 NNN NNNN0000 973 NNNN NNNN+973 3/6 NNN NNNN0000 973 NNNN NNNN+973 3/6 NNN NNNN0000 973 NNNN NNNN+973 3/6 NNN NNNN0000 973 NNNN NNNN+973 3/6 NNN NNNN0000 973 NNNN NNNN+973 3/6 NNN NNNN0000 973 NNNN NNNN+973 3/6 NNN NNNN0000 973 NNNN NNNN+973 3/6 NNN NNNN0000 973 NNNN NNNN+973 3/6 NNN NNNN0000 973 NNNN NNNN+973 3/6 NNN NNNN0000 973 NNNN NNNN+973 3/6 NNN NNNN0000 973 NNNN NNNN+973 3/6 NNN NNNN0000 973 NNNN NNNN+973 3/6 NNN NNNN0000 973 NNNN NNNN+973 3/6 NNN NNNN0000 973 NNNN NNNN+973 3/6 NNN NNNN0000 973 NNNN NNNN+973 3/6 NNN NNNN0000 973 NNNN NNNN+973 3/6 NNN NNNN0000 973 NNNN NNNN+973 3/6 NNN NNNN8 108 10 973 NNNN NNNN+973 3/6 NNN NNNN0000 973 NNNN NNNN+973 3/6 NNN NNNN0000 973 NNNN NNNN+973 3/6 NNN NNNN0000 973 NNNN NNNN+973 3/6 NNN NNNNTip: Bahrain numbers are always exactly 8 digits — no area code, no leading 0. First digit: 1 landline, 3+6 mobile, 7 services, 8 toll-free.
+973 reaches the Gulf's original financial center + the Islamic finance capital. eKey + every Bahraini bank verify with +973 mobile.
Bahraini banks (Bahrain Islamic Bank, Bank ABC, NBB National Bank of Bahrain, BBK, AUB Ahli United Bank, Al Salam Bank) + eKey (the national digital ID) + BenefitPay + every government service all SMS OTPs to +973 mobiles.
Bahrain is the global capital of Islamic finance + sukuk issuance. AAOIFI (the Accounting + Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions — the global Islamic finance standards body) is HQ in Manama. A +973 line is the natural caller-ID for Sharia-compliant finance + banking.
A +973 1 prefix says "Manama — Bahrain Financial Harbour, Bahrain World Trade Center, Central Bank of Bahrain, Bahrain Bourse, Diplomatic Area, NAVCENT US Navy 5th Fleet HQ, Bahrain International Airport, Bab Al Bahrain Souq".
The King Fahd Causeway (25 km) connects Bahrain to Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province — making Bahrain a popular weekend destination for Saudis (~50,000 daily crossings pre-pandemic). A +973 line works for Saudi-Bahraini cross-border business + tourism.
Bahrain runs on AST (Arabia Standard Time, UTC+3) year-round — no DST. Same clock as Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait + Iraq. 1 hour behind UAE + Oman.
CallMama routes +973 through TRA-licensed Bahraini carriers under Bahrain's Personal Data Protection Law (Law No. 30 of 2018 — Bahrain's GDPR-equivalent).
Pick your Bahrain prefix — 1 Batelco landline, 3 or 6 mobile — and start calling, texting + receiving eKey + NBB + BBK + BenefitPay OTPs from real Bahraini customers.
Same six features come standard on every CallMama Bahrain number — no upsell tiers, no per-feature charges.
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Name, country code, ISO 3166 alpha-2 & alpha-3, exit code, and ITU zone. Filter by continent or search by name or code.
| Country | Code | ISO-2 | ISO-3 | Exit | Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | +93 | AF | AFG | 00 | 9 |
| Albania | +355 | AL | ALB | 00 | 3 |
| Algeria | +213 | DZ | DZA | 00 | 2 |
| American Samoa | +1 | AS | ASM | 011 | 1 |
| Andorra | +376 | AD | AND | 00 | 3 |
| Angola | +244 | AO | AGO | 00 | 2 |
| Anguilla | +1 | AI | AIA | 011 | 1 |
| Antarctica | +672 | AQ | ATA | 00 | 6 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | +1 | AG | ATG | 011 | 1 |
| Argentina | +54 | AR | ARG | 00 | 5 |
| Armenia | +374 | AM | ARM | 00 | 3 |
| Aruba | +297 | AW | ABW | 00 | 2 |
| Australia | +61 | AU | AUS | 0011 | 6 |
| Austria | +43 | AT | AUT | 00 | 4 |
| Azerbaijan | +994 | AZ | AZE | 00 | 9 |
| Bahamas | +1 | BS | BHS | 011 | 1 |
| Bahrain | +973 | BH | BHR | 00 | 9 |
| Bangladesh | +880 | BD | BGD | 00 | 8 |
| Barbados | +1 | BB | BRB | 011 | 1 |
| Belarus | +375 | BY | BLR | 810 | 3 |
011 973 1712 3456 for a landline, or 011 973 3612 3456 for a mobile.+973 NNNN NNNN — always 8 digits after +973. Example: +973 1712 3456 for a landline, +973 3612 3456 for a mobile.One tap to install. One more to call. It really is that simple.