Iraq virtual phone number — live from Baghdad to Erbil.
Get a local Baghdad, Basra, Erbil, or Sulaymaniyah number and let your team answer calls from anywhere — no Iraqi entity, no local office, no hardware. Built for energy-sector, logistics, NGO, and diaspora-facing teams that need a real Iraqi presence today.
What is an Iraq virtual phone number?
An Iraq virtual phone number is a local +964 number — with a Baghdad (1), Basra (40), Erbil (66), Mosul (60), Najaf (33), Sulaymaniyah (53), Kirkuk (50), or Duhok (62) area code — that routes calls to wherever your team actually sits. You don't need an Iraqi trade license, a local bank account, or a physical office to get one. A large share of the organizations that need a local Iraqi contact point — international NGOs, energy and oilfield-services contractors, logistics operators, and diaspora-facing service providers — operate on project timelines and mobilization schedules that don't leave room for standing up local telecom infrastructure from scratch. A virtual number gives Iraqi callers, partners, and beneficiaries a familiar local number to dial while your actual operations stay wherever they need to be.
Choose your city code
Baghdad, Basra, Erbil, or another supported location.
Connect your team
Forward to mobiles, VoIP apps, or a call center queue.
Go live
Start receiving calls the same day.
Why businesses get an Iraq number
Iraq's economy runs on a few distinct engines — oil and gas production and the contractors that service it, a reconstruction and infrastructure pipeline, a semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region with its own business culture and telecom footprint, and one of the largest diasporas in the Middle East. Any organization touching these engines eventually needs an Iraqi phone presence.
Energy-sector ready
Oil majors, EPC contractors, and oilfield-services firms operating in Basra's oil fields or the Kurdistan Region's energy corridor can give field offices, HSE teams, and vendor-management staff a local number without provisioning fixed-line infrastructure at every site.
Kurdistan Region coverage
Erbil (66), Sulaymaniyah (53), and Duhok (62) numbers let you serve the Kurdistan Region — which has its own distinct business environment and telecom operators — as a genuinely separate market from federal Iraq, without opening two entities.
No local entity required
NGOs, development contractors, and companies doing short-cycle project work can establish a local contact point immediately, ahead of (or instead of) formal registration.
Diaspora-facing continuity
Iraq has one of the region's largest diasporas. A local +964 number lets remittance-adjacent services, travel agencies, and community organizations keep a recognizable local line while support staff sit abroad.
Reconstruction & investment inflow
As reconstruction-linked contracts and foreign direct investment continue into construction, logistics, and telecom infrastructure itself, incoming firms need to look locally reachable from day one of a bid or pilot project.
Resilient, portable routing
Calls forward over standard voice channels to mobiles, softphones, or a contact-center queue, so your Iraq number keeps working even if your team's physical location changes mid-project — common in logistics and field-services work.
Who uses an Iraq virtual number
Oil & gas field operations
Give site supervisors, HSE coordinators, and vendor liaisons in Basra or Kirkuk a local number without deploying fixed lines to remote sites.
International NGOs & dev programs
Give beneficiaries, local staff, and partner organizations a Baghdad or Erbil number to reach your program team, wherever they're actually based.
Logistics & freight forwarding
Coordinate with customs brokers, drivers, and warehouse contacts at Iraqi ports and border crossings using a number that looks and dials local.
Kurdistan Region market entry
Test or run business in Erbil or Sulaymaniyah with a dedicated Kurdistan-area number, separate from a federal Iraq presence.
Diaspora community services
Travel agencies, education consultancies, and community associations serving Iraqi communities abroad keep one recognizable Iraq-based contact line.
Reconstruction & infrastructure contractors
Bid teams and project offices for construction, power, and water infrastructure projects can list a local number on tender documents before a physical office exists.
Remote customer support for e-commerce
Regional e-commerce and services companies expanding into Iraq route local customer calls to existing support teams elsewhere in the region.
Financial services & remittance support
Money-transfer and financial-services partners give Iraqi customers a local number for support inquiries while compliance and operations stay centralized abroad.
Choose the right kind of Iraq number
Local Iraq numbers
Most popularCity-specific numbers (Baghdad 1, Basra 40, Erbil 66, and more) for a recognizable local presence.
Mobile numbers
Numbers that read as mobile to Iraqi callers, useful where mobile-to-mobile contact feels more natural than a landline callback.
Toll-free numbers
Free for callersFor organizations offering a no-cost inbound line to partners, beneficiaries, or customers within Iraq.
Multi-country pairing
Pair your Iraq number with numbers in neighboring markets (Jordan, Turkey, the Gulf) for a single multi-country routing setup.
Available Iraq area codes
Pick the city you want to look local in — federal Iraq or Kurdistan Region — or run both from one account.
- BaghdadFederal Iraq (capital)1
- BasraFederal Iraq (south, energy hub)40
- MosulFederal Iraq (north)60
- NajafFederal Iraq (south-central)33
- KirkukFederal Iraq (north, energy area)50
- ErbilKurdistan Region66
- SulaymaniyahKurdistan Region53
- DuhokKurdistan Region62
Mobile prefixes route across the national networks regardless of city — Korek (075x), Asiacell (077x), and Zain Iraq (078x/079x) — so a virtual number set up through MCM reaches callers on any of Iraq's three operators.
What's included
Call forwarding to any device
Route calls to any device or country.
SMS-capable numbers
Available on supported number types.
IVR / auto-attendant menus
Multi-level menus in Arabic, Kurdish and English.
Call recording
For compliance and QA review.
Simultaneous ring
Distribute inbound across multiple agents.
Real-time analytics
Live call dashboards and searchable logs.
Voicemail-to-email
Delivered to your inbox with transcription.
Time-based routing
Business hours / after-hours rules.
API access
For CRM and helpdesk integration.
Multi-number management
Baghdad, Erbil and other lines on one dashboard.
Get your Iraq number in 4 steps
Most Iraq numbers are provisioned and ready to route calls within minutes to hours after verification.
Pick your Iraq number
Choose a city or Kurdistan Region code.
Verify your account
Quick business verification, no Iraqi entity required.
Set up routing
Connect to phones, softphones, or your call center.
Start taking calls
Typically live within minutes to hours.
Iraq virtual number vs the alternatives
vs a local entity + PBX
Skip the trade license, office lease, and hardware procurement; get a working number in minutes instead of months.
vs international roaming SIMs
No per-device SIM logistics or roaming charges — routing is centralized and works from any device with an internet connection.
vs satellite / VSAT setups
No CMC equipment-licensing process for standalone hardware; MCM's numbers ride existing carrier-grade voice infrastructure.
vs generic VoIP resellers
190+ country coverage on one platform, 99.99% uptime SLA, and support built for multi-country operations — not a single-market reseller.
Iraq virtual numbers with My Country Mobile
My Country Mobile connects 17,500+ businesses across 190+ countries with local numbers, backed by a 99.99% uptime SLA and a 4.8/5 rating on G2. For Iraq specifically, that means one platform to manage a Baghdad number for your federal-Iraq operations and an Erbil or Sulaymaniyah number for your Kurdistan Region operations — plus every other country you operate in — from a single dashboard, with routing that keeps working as your team's location changes.
Pair your Iraq line with a neighboring market
Get your Iraq virtual number today.
No local entity required. Baghdad, Basra, Erbil or Sulaymaniyah — live in minutes, backed by a 99.99% uptime SLA.
Iraq virtual phone number — frequently asked questions.
What is the country code for Iraq?expand_more
Iraq's country code is +964. To call an Iraq number from abroad, dial +964 followed by the area or mobile code and subscriber number.
Can I get a virtual number for Baghdad specifically?expand_more
Yes. Baghdad uses area code 1, and MCM can provision a Baghdad-coded virtual number that forwards to any phone, softphone, or call center queue you connect it to.
Do I need a business license in Iraq to get a virtual number?expand_more
No. MCM's virtual numbers don't require an Iraqi trade license, local bank account, or physical office — this is a common requirement for NGOs, energy contractors, and project teams operating on short timelines.
Are Kurdistan Region numbers different from federal Iraq numbers?expand_more
Yes, functionally. The Kurdistan Region (Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, Duhok) has its own distinct area codes and, on the mobile side, a telecom market where Korek Telecom has a particularly strong regional position. You can get city codes for both federal Iraq and the Kurdistan Region and manage them as separate lines from one account.
Which mobile operators does an Iraq virtual number reach?expand_more
Iraq has three national mobile operators — Zain Iraq, Asiacell, and Korek Telecom. A virtual number provisioned through MCM is reachable from all three networks.
Does a virtual number work for an NGO operating without a registered local office?expand_more
Yes. This is one of the most common use cases in Iraq — international NGOs and development organizations use a local virtual number so partners and beneficiaries can reach the program team by a recognizable Iraqi number, regardless of where staff are physically based.
Can energy and oil-sector contractors use a virtual number at remote field sites?expand_more
Yes. Rather than provisioning fixed-line infrastructure at a Basra or Kirkuk field site, contractors typically forward a local virtual number to mobiles or a satellite/VoIP connection already in use on-site.
Is there SMS support on Iraq virtual numbers?expand_more
SMS capability depends on number type and is available on a subset of numbers — confirm SMS support for your specific number type when provisioning, as coverage can vary by operator agreement.
How does an Iraq virtual number help serve the Iraqi diaspora?expand_more
Businesses serving Iraqi diaspora communities abroad — travel, education, remittance-adjacent, and community services — can keep one recognizable +964 number that connects to support teams wherever they're actually located, rather than asking diaspora customers to dial an unfamiliar foreign number.
What data protection rules apply to call data handled through an Iraq number?expand_more
Iraq does not currently have a comprehensive, GDPR-equivalent data protection law in the way the EU or some Gulf states do. Businesses handling sensitive call data in or about Iraq should apply their own organizational data-protection standards and consult current local legal guidance rather than assume a specific statutory framework applies.
How quickly can I get an Iraq number set up?expand_more
Most accounts can provision and activate an Iraq virtual number within minutes to hours after verification, with no on-the-ground installation required.
Can I run numbers for Iraq and neighboring countries from the same account?expand_more
Yes. MCM supports multi-country number management, so you can pair an Iraq number with numbers in Jordan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, or other markets you operate in, all managed from one dashboard.
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