Phone (with Governorate)
Standardization Definition
| Phone (with Governorate) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Description | The Phone (with Governorate) standardization definition standardizes phone numbers for domestic use and converts the numeric area code to the Arabic name of the governorate served by that area code. | |
| Examples | Input | Output |
| +20 2 2999 9999 | 2999 9999 القاهرة الكبرى | |
| 02 2999 9999 | 2999 9999 القاهرة الكبرى | |
| 2999 9999 | 2999 9999 القاهرة الكبرى | |
| 03 499 9999 | 499 9999 الاسكندرية | |
| 084 499 9999 | 499 9999 الفيوم | |
| Remarks |
Note: To obtain optimal results, before performing data cleansing on phone numbers, the area code or governorate (which are often stored in databases separately from the base number) should first be concatenated with the base number. |
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| The Phone (with Governorate) standardization definition inserts the القاهرة الكبرى string onto eight-digit numbers, as shown in the third example. | ||