Sudan country code, +249 explained.
Everything you need to call Sudan with Twiching — full dialing format, step-by-step guide, and Tier-1 CLI routes that land every call.
Sudan
Khartoum · Africa
· COUNTRY INFO · VERIFIED
ISO Alpha-2
SD
Capital
Khartoum
Region
Africa
Timezone
UTC+3
· DIALING GUIDE · VERIFIED
FULL DIAL FORMAT
011 · +249 · XX · XXXXXXX
How Sudan numbers break down
A complete number to Sudan follows this pattern. Twiching adds the exit and country codes automatically when you dial from the app.
EXIT CODE
Dial from the US/Canada to leave the country.
COUNTRY CODE
Routes the call directly into Sudan.
AREA / MOBILE
Regional or mobile prefix — drop the leading 0.
LOCAL NUMBER
The subscriber's local number.
COMPLETE NUMBER FORMAT
011 · +249 · XX · XXXXXXX
Sudan on the map
Khartoum · Africa
ROUTE
Tier-1 Direct
CLI
Verified
ASR
60%+ min
SIP trunking and local numbers for Sudan
Instead of leasing a physical line in Sudan, a Twiching SIP trunk routes your existing PBX or softphone traffic through a local +249 number — same call quality, none of the on-the-ground infrastructure.
Local +249 caller ID
Calls display a recognisable Sudan number instead of an unfamiliar international one.
SIP trunking
Route your existing PBX or softphone through Twiching's Tier-1 trunk — no hardware swap.
Minutes to provision
Numbers activate in the dashboard the same day, with no on-the-ground carrier contract.
+249
Sudan · ready to provision today
Built for reliable delivery into Sudan
Direct interconnects with Sudatel and the wider Sudan network mean calls skip lower-tier wholesale transit entirely, on every call, not just high-volume routes.
Sudan
+249
191
Countries in directory
SUDAN INCLUDED
99.97%
Call delivery rate
STIR/SHAKEN
500+
Carrier interconnects
TIER-1 DIRECT
60%+
Guaranteed ASR
REAL-TIME ROUTING
How Sudan phone numbers are structured
Numbering Format
COUNTRY
+249
AREA
XX
LOCAL
XXXXXXX
Under country code +249, Sudan numbers follow an open plan built from a 2-digit area or mobile prefix and a 7-digit subscriber line — 9 digits in all. A domestic "0" typically precedes the prefix, but that digit is dropped when dialing Sudan internationally.
Carriers & language
3 major networks cover Sudan (Sudatel, Zain Sudan, MTN Sudan), against 31% internet penetration. VoIP is restricted and National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) licenses only approved operators. Because Arabic, English is the primary language and Sudanese Pound the local currency, both should inform IVR scripts, SMS content, and support hours.
Africa context
Across African markets, mobile-first numbering dominates and Tier-1 interconnects are the key to consistent call delivery and CLI presentation.
Skipping the exit code
Sudan calls from the US need 011 first, then +249 — the exit code isn't optional.
Keeping the national trunk "0"
If a Sudan number is written with a leading 0 for domestic use, omit that 0 after the +249 country code when calling from abroad.
Ignoring the time difference
Before dialing Sudan, check the local clock — it runs on UTC+3, and off-hours calls tend to go unanswered.
Using non-compliant routes
Because National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) tightly regulates VoIP in Sudan, only licensed routes deliver reliably; grey routes risk being blocked outright.
Compliance, carriers & rates for Sudan
Restricted — NTRA licensed only
Regulated by National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA)
Because National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) licenses VoIP in Sudan, routing through an unlicensed provider risks calls being dropped mid-connection. Twiching's routes into Sudan are built to stay on the compliant side of that line.
- NTRA strictly controls VoIP and international telecommunications services requiring formal licensing agreements.
- Unauthorized VoIP gateway operations carry heavy penalties including equipment confiscation and criminal charges.
- International operators must route traffic through NTRA-authorized gateways and comply with local CLI rules.
Direct Tier-1 interconnect with Sudatel — no wholesale transit in between.
US → Sudan
$0.38/min
Sudan → US
$0.28/min
Billed per second, not rounded to the minute
How businesses use a Sudan number
Look like a local business
A +249 number with Sudan caller ID reads as domestic to the person picking up — unfamiliar international numbers get screened far more often.
Africa outbound & support
Run sales and support lines into Sudan over Tier-1 routes that interconnect with networks like Sudatel.
Built for UTC+3 hours
Multi-country teams route Sudan calls to whoever's actually awake and working in UTC+3, without juggling separate numbers per shift.
No local carrier contract needed
Entering Sudan over SIP trunking skips the local carrier contract entirely — the number is provisioned and billed the same way as every other Twiching market.
FAQ
Calling Sudan — frequently asked questions
Yes — calls to Sudan are billed per second, not rounded up to the minute, starting at $0.38/min. Per-second billing means a 45-second call costs less than a full minute, unlike carriers that round every call up.
Calling Sudan means dialing 011, then +249, instead of the domestic US format — plus accounting for the UTC+3 time difference. Domestic US calls skip both the exit code and the international country code entirely.
Calls from the US to Sudan start at $0.38/min on Twiching, billed per second on Tier-1 routes. That's the same rate whether the call lands on a mobile or fixed-line number in the country.
Yes — National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) only licenses approved operators in Sudan, so unlicensed routes risk being blocked or dropped mid-call. Twiching terminates strictly over compliant, licensed paths to avoid that risk.
Twiching rates to Sudan start at $0.38/min, and calls back from Sudan to the US start at $0.28/min. Both directions are billed per second rather than rounded up to the nearest minute, on Tier-1 routes throughout.
Calls from Sudan to the US start at $0.28/min on Twiching, billed per second rather than rounded up to the minute. That rate applies regardless of which of the major local carriers the call originates on.
Full country code directory
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