Area Code 5352 – Taza

Geographic Overview

The Moroccan national numbering plan, administered by the Agence Nationale de Réglementation des Télécommunications (ANRT), allocates geographic area codes beginning with 5 to fixed-line services. The prefix 5352 is the National Destination Code (NDC) for the city of Taza, located in the Fès-Meknès administrative region of northeastern Morocco. This code covers the urban center of Taza as well as surrounding rural communes and douars within the Taza Province. The region is known for its strategic position between the Rif and Middle Atlas mountains, and the code serves both residential and business fixed-line customers in the area.

Dialing Formats

When calling a Taza fixed-line number from within Morocco, subscribers must dial the trunk prefix 0 followed by the NDC and the subscriber's 6-digit line number. The complete national format is: 05352 XX XX XX (or 05352XXXXXX). For example, a local number might appear as 05352 45 67 89.

For international callers, the country code +212 replaces the leading zero. The international format is: +212 5352 XX XX XX (or +2125352XXXXXX). Thus, the same number would be dialed as +212 5352 45 67 89 from abroad. Note that the NDC is always included when dialing from outside Morocco, and the subscriber number remains 6 digits.

Caller Instructions

• Local callers (within Taza): Even for calls within the same area code, the full national number (including the trunk prefix and NDC) must be dialed. For example, to call a neighbor in Taza, dial 05352 45 67 89.
• National callers (from other Moroccan cities): Dial the same national format: 05352 45 67 89.
• International callers: Dial your country's exit code (e.g., 00 from most European countries, 011 from the US/Canada), then 212, then 5352, followed by the 6-digit number: +212 5352 45 67 89.

Overlay and Numbering Considerations

As of the latest ANRT updates, no overlay codes have been introduced for the Taza area, meaning that 5352 remains the sole geographic code for this region. All fixed-line numbers in Taza are 9 digits long when including the leading trunk prefix (0), or 8 digits when expressed in international format (excluding the country code). The Moroccan numbering plan is closed, so the trunk prefix is always required for national calls, even from mobile phones.

It is important to note that this code is strictly for fixed-line (PSTN) services. Mobile numbers in Morocco always begin with 06 or 07 (national format) and are non-geographic. If you receive a call from a number starting with 05352, it originates from a fixed line in the Taza region.