Amgala (Arabic: أمگالة; Berber languages: ⴰⵎⴳⴰⵍⴰ) is an oasis in Western Sahara.

[3] Because of its ample supply of water, Amgala was an important place in the Saguia el-Hamra Valley and Algerian troops set up a Polisario base here where refugees could be given food and medical assistance and transported onward to Algeria.

The unexpected attack by the Moroccans caused much anger as well as heavy damage, and ninety-nine Algerian soldiers were captured.

An all-out war between the two countries was only avoided because of decisive action by President Houari Boumediene of Algeria.

On this occasion, Polisario troops defeated the small Moroccan garrison which suffered heavy casualties and were nearly wiped out.