Middle East Travel Adapter: The Gulf, the Levant, and Beyond
The Middle East splits neatly by plug. The Gulf runs on British-style Type G, Turkey, Iran, and the Caucasus run on two round pins, and Israel has a plug all its own. One universal adapter covers every place on this page.
The Short Answer
The Gulf runs on Type G, the same plug as the UK: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
Israel and the Palestinian territories use Type H and Type C.- Easiest: the Ceptics adapter covers Type C and Type G, and every place on this page uses at least one of them. It does not fit Type D outlets. If you meet one, use the Type D adapter below.
- Voltage: 220–240V throughout. A plug adapter does not convert voltage. See voltage below.
One Adapter for the Whole Middle East
Other Adapters Found in the Middle East
Most countries
Iraq, Jordan, Yemen
Grounded
The Gulf
Israel
Syria
Every Country in the Middle East, by Plug
Each country links to its full Walkabout Travel Gear plug and adapter guide. Plug types are shown in parentheses.
- Bahrain (G)
- Kuwait (C / G)
- Oman (G)
- Qatar (D / E/F / G)
- Saudi Arabia (G)
- United Arab Emirates (G)
- Yemen (D / G)
Voltage in the Middle East
220–240V: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the West Bank, and Yemen. A 120V-only device needs a voltage converter here unless it is dual voltage.
Egypt is on the Africa travel adapter page. Cyprus and Northern Cyprus are on the Europe travel adapter page.
See the voltage guide and dual-voltage appliances before you pack the hair dryer.
Adapter may also be spelled adaptor, and grounded may also be described as earthed. See all international plug types.
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