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Mauritania Phone Number validator
How the phone number format works
- Format
- Mauritania phone number in national or international (+222) format
- Example
- +22222123456
Things to watch for
- Accepts national or international (E.164, e.g. +222...) 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,}$A Mauritanian phone number is 8 digits long with no trunk prefix to add or remove — a number dialed locally as 22 12 34 56 is the exact string that follows +222 internationally: +22222123456. Mauritania sits at the hinge between the Maghreb and West Africa, Arabic-speaking and using its own ouguiya currency rather than the CFA franc common among several no-trunk-prefix neighbors this validator also covers.
How this validator works
Enter the number exactly as dialed (22123456) or with the country code attached (+22222123456); this tool checks the 8-digit length against Mauritania’s real numbering plan using Google’s libphonenumber, entirely in your browser. Since there’s no trunk digit to strip, the validator’s most common catch is an extra leading 0 added out of habit, or a digit missing by mistake — both fail the length check right away.
What a pass doesn’t tell you
A pass confirms the 8 digits match a genuine Mauritanian shape — it doesn’t confirm the line is currently connected or the SIM active, since that needs data this tool doesn’t have access to.
Scope: catches a wrong digit count or a habit-driven extra 0 before a number reaches a form — not proof it’s reachable today.
Content last reviewed 2026-08-09.
phone number FAQ
Is there a trunk 0 to strip from a Mauritanian number for +222?
No — Mauritania's numbering plan has no separate trunk digit. A number dialed as 22 12 34 56 within the country is exactly what follows +222: +22222123456, all 8 digits unchanged.
Is Mauritania grouped with West Africa or the Maghreb for phone numbering?
Neither grouping determines the format directly, but geographically Mauritania bridges both regions — Arabic-speaking and once part of ECOWAS before leaving in 2000, its numbering plan follows the no-trunk pattern common among several West African neighbors covered by this validator.
Does a valid check confirm a Mauritanian number is currently active?
No. It confirms the digits match a genuine Mauritanian pattern under the numbering plan — not that the SIM is loaded, which requires a carrier-side lookup this tool doesn't perform.