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Eritrea Phone Number validator
How the phone number format works
- Format
- Eritrea phone number in national or international (+291) format
- Example
- +2917123456
Things to watch for
- Accepts national or international (E.164, e.g. +291...) format
- Validated with Google's libphonenumber; confirms the number is possible/valid for this country, not that it is currently assigned or reachable
^[+]?[0-9 ()\-]{6,}$An Eritrea phone number is 7 digits under the country code +291 — mobile numbers typically start with 7, landlines with 1. Eritrea won independence from Ethiopia in 1993 after a 30-year armed struggle, and its capital, Asmara, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site prized for its well-preserved Italian colonial Art Deco architecture. Its telecom sector, by contrast, is among the world’s most restricted, run through a single state-controlled operator with very low mobile penetration relative to the region.
How this validator works
Enter the number in national form (7123456) or full international form (+2917123456); this tool checks the 7-digit length and leading-digit pattern against Eritrea’s real numbering plan using Google’s libphonenumber, entirely client-side. Given how tightly controlled and comparatively small Eritrea’s telecom network is, a well-formed Eritrean number reaching this validator is far more likely to belong to the country’s single mobile operator than to any alternative carrier.
What a pass doesn’t tell you
A pass confirms the digits form a real Eritrean number shape — it doesn’t confirm the SIM is active or the landline connected, a separate carrier-side question this tool doesn’t try to answer.
Scope: useful for catching a missing digit or malformed prefix before an Eritrea number reaches a form — not a substitute for a real lookup service.
Content last reviewed 2026-08-09.
phone number FAQ
Why is mobile phone use so limited in Eritrea?
Eritrea has one of the lowest mobile and internet penetration rates in the world, run through a single state-controlled operator, EriTel — a reflection of the country's broader restrictions on independent media and communications rather than any technical limitation in the +291 numbering plan itself.
Did Eritrea gain independence peacefully?
No — Eritrea fought a 30-year armed independence struggle against Ethiopia from 1961, formally becoming independent after a 1993 referendum, one of the longest anti-colonial and secessionist conflicts in modern African history.
Does a valid check confirm an Eritrea number is currently active?
No. It only confirms the 7 digits match a real Eritrean numbering pattern — not that the SIM is active or the landline connected, which needs a carrier-side lookup this free tool doesn't perform.