Diré

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| subdivision_name1 = Tombouctou Region

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| title = Niger River at Diré

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Diré is a town and commune on the left bank of the Niger River in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. In the 2009 census the population of the commune was 22,365.{{citation|url=http://instat.gov.ml/documentation/tombouctou.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722215701/http://instat.gov.ml/documentation/tombouctou.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-07-22 |publisher=République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique |title=Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Tombouctou) |language=fr }} The town is the administrative center of the Diré Cercle. There are several languages spoken, but the main language is Songhay. The population is predominantly Muslim. Situated on the Niger River, the principal industries are agriculture and commerce.