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Country Code 291 (Eritrea)

LAST UPDATE: July 27th, 2019

Calling to Eritrea

… to a mobile (cellular) phone or text (SMS)

Use the same call sequence.

Mobile phone numbers begin with ‘7’. Do not dial a leading ‘0’ when calling from outside the country.

When calling a mobile phone user, dial to the country where the mobile phone is registered, regardless of where the person is currently roaming.

… to a VoIP phone

Use the same call sequence.

When calling a VoIP phone user,  dial to the country where the VoIP phone is registered, regardless of where the person is currently roaming.

… to a satellite phone

Eritrea does not have a country-specific satellite phone system.

Most satellite phones operate on their country code – calls to these satellite phones follow their call sequence.

… sending a fax

Use the same call sequence.

Calling within Eritrea (domestic dialing)

‘0’ is used as a trunk prefix for calling to a different area code within Eritrea.

Local calling (within the same area code)

To call within the same area code in Eritrea dial only the local number. Do not dial the trunk prefix ‘0’ or the area code.

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”local

Long distance calling (to a different area code, or from a mobile phone)

To call to a different area code within Eritrea dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, then the one digit area code, then the local phone number.

0one digitsix digits
trunk prefixarea codelocal phone number

Mobile calling (to a mobile phone)

To call a mobile phone within Eritrea dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, then the one digit carrier code, then the local phone number.

0one digitssix digits
trunk prefixcarrier codelocal phone number

Eritrea’s phone numbers explained

Number details

Eritrean phone numbers are seven digits (eight including a leading ‘0’ that is not included in the call when dialed from outside the country).

Mobile numbers are represented by area codes starting with ‘7’ and ‘8’.

An example of an Eritrean phone number

The Sunshine Hotel lists its phone number in Asmara as 291-1-127880.

Phone number explanation
2911127880
country code for Eritreadesignates a land-line (fixed line) phone numberlocal phone number
Local example – calling from another location in Asmara, Eritrea

To call within the same area code dial only the local phone number. Do not dial the trunk prefix ‘0’ or the area code.

127 880
local phone number

Long distance example – calling from Assab, Eritrea (on the other side of the country)

To call to a different area code dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, then the area code and local phone number.

01127 880
domestic call prefixdesignates a land-line (fixed line) phone numberlocal phone number

Mobile phone example – calling from a mobile phone (including a foreign mobile roaming in Eritrea)

To call from a mobile phone dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, then the area code and local phone number.

01127 880
domestic call prefixdesignates a land-line (fixed line) phone numberlocal phone number

International example – calling from outside Eritrea

To call from outside Eritrea, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Eritrea’s country code of ‘291’, followed by the local phone number.

Do not dial any leading ‘0’ listed in the Eritrean phone number.

exit code2911127 880
exit code of the country the call is dialed fromcountry codedesignates a land-line (fixed line) phone numberlocal phone number

Calling from Eritrea

’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international call from Eritrea.

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