Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Mobile Phones
Mobile phones in Jordan use the GSM system. Two main service providers are
Zain
(
www.zain.com
)
and
Orange
(
www.orange.jo
)
, both of which offer a full range of plans
and prepaid SIM cards.
Phone Codes
To make a call from a landline, you must precede the six- or seven-digit number with a
two-digit area code.
962 Jordan country code
00 International access code
The following area codes precede six- or seven-digit landline numbers:
02 Northern Jordan
03 Southern Jordan
05 Jordan Valley, central and eastern districts
06 Amman district
07 Prefix for eight-digit mobile phone numbers
0800 Prefix for toll-free numbers
1212 Local directory assistance (Amman)
131 Local directory assistance (elsewhere)
132 or 133 International directory assistance
Emergency Numbers
911 Ambulance
911 Fire department
911 Police
Time
Jordan is two hours ahead of GMT/UTC in winter and three hours ahead between 1 April
and 1 October, when daylight saving time begins. Note that Jordan's daylight saving time
is slightly out of sync with summer clock changes in Europe. There are no time differen-
ces within Jordan. Jordan is on the same time zone as Israel and the Palestinian Territor-
ies, Syria and Egypt.
