Dire may refer to:

Places

Diré 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. The town is the administrative center of the Diré Cercle. There are several languag ...

, a town located in the Tombouctou Region of Mali *

Diré Cercle Diré Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Tombouctou Region of Mali. The administrative center (''chef-lieu'') is the town of Diré. The cercle is divided into 13 communes:. *Arham *Binga *Bourem Sidi Amar *Dangha *Diré *Garbako� ...

, an administrative subdivision of the Tombouctou Region of Mali, whose administrative center (in French, ''chef-lieu'') is the mentioned town of Diré *

Dire (woreda) Dire is one of the Aanaas in the Oromia of Ethiopia. Miyu was separated from Dire woreda. Located in the southern part of the Borena Zone, Dire is bordered on the south by Kenya, on the west by Teltele, on the north by Yabelo, on the northeast by ...

, one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia *

Dire Dawa Dire Dawa ( am, ድሬዳዋ, om, Dirree Dhawaa, 3=Place of Remedy; so, Diridhaba, meaning "where Dir hit his spear into the ground" or "The true Dir", ar, ديري داوا,) is a city in eastern Ethiopia near the Oromia and Somali Re ...

, one of two chartered cities (''astedader akabibi'') in Ethiopia *

Dire Dawa Stadium Dire Dawa Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches, on club level by Dire Dawa City of the Ethiopian Premier League. The stadium has a capacity of 18,000 specta ...

, a multi-use stadium in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia *

Dire Dawa International Airport Dire Dawa International Airport , is an international airport serving Dire Dawa, a city in eastern Ethiopia. It is located northwest of the city centre. Facilities The airport is located at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one ru ...

, an alternative name of the Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport *

Dire Dawa University Dire Dawa University is a public university located in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia. It opened for the 2006–07 academic year with 754 students, as one of 13 new universities started by the Ministry of Higher Education, Federal Democratic Republic o ...

, a public university located in Dire-Dawa, Ethiopia

Fiction

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dire corby In the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game, "monsters" are generally the antagonists which players must fight and defeat to progress in the game. Since the game's Dungeons & Dragons (1974), first edition in 1974, a bestiary was inc ...

, a fictional monster *

Dire Tombs The ''Dungeon Tiles'' series consists of seven sets of supplementary map grids for the 3.5 edition of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game. Contents Each supplement in the ''Dungeon Tiles'' series contains six fully illustrated map gri ...

, a fictional location mentioned in the ''Dungeon Tiles'' series of supplements from the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game *

Dire Wraith The Dire Wraiths are a fictional extraterrestrial species appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics and IDW Publishing. The Dire Wraiths are the main opponents of Rom the Spaceknight. Publication history The Dire Wraiths first ...

, a fictional extraterrestrial species published by Marvel Comics

Music

Dire (band) Dire is an American heavy metal band from Quitman, Georgia. History The band began in 2010 with Joran Messer (vocals, lead guitars) and Brandon Wade (bass) and Kyle Robinson (rhythm guitars). The band recorded their self-titled debut EP in 2 ...

, an American metal band (active since 2010) *

Dire Straits Dire Straits were a British rock band formed in London in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (lead vocals and lead guitar), David Knopfler (rhythm guitar and backing vocals), John Illsley (bass guitar and backing vocals) and Pick Withers (drums and percuss ...

, a British rock band (active from 1977 to 1988 and from 1991 to 1995) * ''Dire Straits'' (album), an album from the rock band Dire Straits *

Dire Straits Tour Dire Straits were a British rock band formed in London in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (lead vocals and lead guitar), David Knopfler (rhythm guitar and backing vocals), John Illsley (bass guitar and backing vocals) and Pick Withers (drums and perc ...

, the first concert tour by the rock band Dire Straits

Other uses

Dire Dawa City Dire Dawa City Sport Club ( Amharic: ድሬዳዋ ከተማ ስፖርት ክለብ), also known as Dire Dawa Kenema, is a professional Ethiopian football club based in Dire Dawa. They play in the top division of Ethiopian football, the Ethiopian ...

, a football club from Ethiopia *

Dire wolf The dire wolf (''Aenocyon dirus'' ) is an extinct canine. It is one of the most famous prehistoric carnivores in North America, along with its extinct competitor ''Smilodon''. The dire wolf lived in the Americas and eastern Asia during the Lat ...

, an extinct canine *Dire, the team that opposes Radiant on ''

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