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Discover Oum Dreyga
Oum Dreyga in Oued-Ed-Dahab (Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab) is a city in Morocco about 782 mi (or 1,259 km) south-west of Rabat, the country's capital city.
Local time in Oum Dreyga is now 04:57 PM (Monday). The local timezone is named Africa / El Aaiun with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 3 airports in the vicinity of Oum Dreyga. The closest is airport we know is Fderik Airport in Mauritania in a distance of 109 mi (or 175 km). Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Zouerate, Dakhla, Atar, Tuineje and Pajara. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Umm Dreiga
Umm Dreiga (or Oum Dreiga) is an oasis town in the Río de Oro area of Western Sahara. It served as a shelter & improvisated refugee camp for Sahrawi refugees in late 1975 and early 1976, after the Moroccan and Mauritanian annexation of Western Sahara (then known as Spanish Sahara). In February 1976, the Moroccan Air Force used napalm and fragmentation bombs. against the refugee columns, causing hundreds of casualties and international protest.