Your complete guide to dialling Lebanon from Beirut to anywhere in the world — verified +961 country code, Asia/Beirut time zone, Asia region, ISO references, live local time and weather, plus a step-by-step walkthrough.
Calling
Lebanon
+961
Beirut
Weather
HD voice signal
Alpha-2
LB
Alpha-3
LBN
Lebanon
LB
2 Digit ISO
+961
Country Calling Code
LBN
3 Digit ISO
Capital
Beirut
Time zone
Asia/Beirut
Weather · Beirut
Humidity
Wind
Lebanon
+961
Capital
Beirut
Region
Asia
Time zone
Asia/Beirut
Coordinates
33.9° N, 35.9° E
ISO 3166-1
LB / LBN
Dial format
+961 [area] [number]
Current time in Beirut
—:—
Best time to call: 09:00 – 17:00 Beirut
A complete international number is built from four parts. Here's the anatomy and the dialling order.
Number anatomy
Format follows ITU-T Recommendation E.164 the international public telecommunication numbering plan.
Press + on a mobile (hold the 0 key), or dial 00 from most countries / 011 from North America.
Dial +961. This identifies Lebanon on the global telephone network.
Type the first part of the local number. Drop the leading 0 if there is one.
The remaining digits route the call to the specific line in Beirut or elsewhere.
To call Lebanon on WhatsApp, save the number with +961 and no exit prefix — WhatsApp dials from your contacts, not a dial pad. Voice and video calls are free over data.
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Beirut (Lebanon) routes benefit from active noise cancellation — local background noise at the Beirut end is less disruptive when your mic is already clean.
Beirut is ~6,707 km away — expect ~280ms round-trip. A wired ethernet connection keeps packet loss below 0.1%.
Schedule Lebanon calls during Beirut business hours — 09:00–17:00 Asia/Beirut — your contact will be at their desk in a quiet space rather than taking the call on the move.
Special-rate prefixes and the major city area codes inside Lebanon (+961).
| National | Dial codes |
|---|---|
| Toll Free | +961-268 |
| City | Dial codes |
|---|---|
| Antelias | +961-4 |
| Baabda | +961-5 |
| Beirut | +961-1 |
| Jezine | +961-7 |
| Jounieh | +961-9 |
| Mobile Phones - Cellis | +961-3, 70 |
| Mobile Phones - Libancell | +961-3, 70 |
| Saida | +961-7 |
| Tripoli | +961-6 |
| Zahle | +961-8 |
Capital
Beirut
Population
5.49M
Area
10,452 km²
GDP (USD)
$22.00B
Currency
Lebanese Pound (LBP)
Languages
Arabic
Emergency number
112 / 175
Internet TLD
.lb
Drive side
Right-hand traffic
Latitude / Longitude
33.85°N / 35.86°E
Time zone
Asia/Beirut
ISO 3166 codes
LB · LBN
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