Diré is a town and commune on the left bank of the Niger River

Niger River

The Niger River is the principal river of western Africa, extending about . Its drainage basin is in area. Its source is in the Guinea Highlands in southeastern Guinea...

 in the Tombouctou Region of Mali

Mali

Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...

. In 2009 the population was 22,365. It is the administrative center of the Diré Cercle

Diré Cercle

Diré Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Tombouctou Region of Mali. The administrative center is the town of Diré.The cercle is divided into 13 communes:*Arham*Binga*Bourem Sidi Amar*Dangha*Diré*Garbakoïra*Haïbongo...

. There are several languages spoken in town, but the main language is Songhay

Songhay languages

The Songhay, Songhai, or Songai languages are a group of closely related languages/dialects centered on the middle stretches of the Niger River in the west African states of Mali, Niger, Benin, Burkina Faso, and Nigeria. They have been widely used as a lingua franca in that region ever since the...

. The population is predominantly Muslim

Islam

Islam . The most common are and .   : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...

. Situated on the Niger River

Niger River

The Niger River is the principal river of western Africa, extending about . Its drainage basin is in area. Its source is in the Guinea Highlands in southeastern Guinea...

, its principal industries are agriculture and commerce.

Niger River at Diré
Average monthly flow (m³/s) at the Diré hydrometric station over the period 1924-1992