The +973 prefix belongs to Bahrain. If you got a call or text from a number starting with +973 (calling code 973), it came from Bahrain.
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Code
+973
ISO
BH
Region
Asia
Time zone
Asia/Bahrain
The +973 code identifies Bahrain on the international telephone network. Country code 973 is assigned to Bahrain under the ITU-T E.164 numbering plan, so any phone number that begins with +973 — written +973 or 00973 — is a Bahrain number.
Every Bahrain number in international format follows this shape — colour-coded so you can see where the country code ends and the local number begins.
When dialing Bahrain from abroad, the only fixed part is +973 — that's the country code. The rest depends on whether you're calling a mobile or landline number inside Bahrain.
+XXX XXXX XXXX
Example: +973 3600 1234
+973 XX XXXX XXX
Include the area code if applicable. Omit any leading 0.
Enter the country code +973 when dialing Bahrain from abroad.
Add the local phone number (in most countries, drop the leading zero).
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Example numbers for Bahrain:
Dialing codes immediately above and below +973 in the ITU plan — handy if you mistyped a digit or are dialing across a region.
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The +973 code belongs to Bahrain. Any phone number that starts with +973 — or with 00973 — is a Bahrain number.
The 00973 prefix is Bahrain. The 00 is the international exit code dialed from Europe and many other regions; it is followed by +973, the Bahrain country code.
Dialing code 973 (dialed as +973 or 00973) belongs to Bahrain. Any phone number that starts with +973 is a Bahrain number.
Country code 973 is the ITU-T E.164 calling code for Bahrain. To call Bahrain from abroad, dial +973 followed by the national number.
The country code (international dialing code) for Bahrain is +973. To call Bahrain from abroad, dial +973 followed by the national number (in most countries, without its leading zero).
+973 is Bahrain's international country calling code under the ITU E.164 plan — often searched as the "973 area code". Any phone number starting with +973 is a Bahrain number.
From TwinPhone, just type +973 and the number — we connect it. From a landline, dial your exit code, then +973, then the number (in most countries, without the leading 0).
Bahrain's current local time is shown live on this page. Check it before calling so you reach people during waking hours.
Yes! Virtual numbers in Bahrain start at $1.60/month. Use it as your caller ID so people see a local number, or receive incoming calls directly in your browser.
Calling Bahrain with TwinPhone starts from $0.02/min, billed by the minute (rounded up to the next full minute). It is pay-as-you-go from your browser — no connection fee and no monthly fee. The exact per-minute price for +973 landlines and mobiles is shown live on this page.
Yes. TwinPhone works entirely in your web browser — Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Brave on desktop or mobile. There is no app to install and no SIM card: open the site, add credit, dial +973 and the Bahrain number, and the call connects.
A +973 number is not automatically a scam — +973 is simply the country code 973 assigned to Bahrain under ITU-T E.164, so the call or text came from Bahrain. If you do not know anyone there, treat an unexpected +973 call with the same caution as any unknown number: do not call back blindly and do not share personal details. Costs to call Bahrain are shown above.
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