A village on west bank of the [Alindrelle|Erinin River]. It lies at the foot of the west bridge from [Tar Valon]. The name is also spelled Dairein. Dairein was burned during the [Trolloc Wars], sacked by [Artur Hawkwing], looted during the [Hundred Years War|War of the Hundred Years] and burned again during the [Aiel War]. Every time it was rebuilt.

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# In [The Dragon Reborn]
## [TDR,Ch11] - [Verin|Verin Mathwin], [Egwene|Egwene alVere], [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara], [Elayne|Elayne Trakand], [Hurin] and [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] pass through Dairein on their way to [Tar Valon]. It lies at the foot of the west bridge from [Tar Valon]. Dairein was burned during the [Trolloc Wars], sacked by [Artur Hawkwing], looted during the [Hundred Years War|War of the Hundred Years] and burned again during the [Aiel War]. Every time it was rebuilt.
# In [The Shadow Rising]
## [TSR,Ch1] - The wind passes [Jualdhe], Darein and [Alindaer] in the introductory passage.
# In [Crossroads of Twilight]
## [CoT,Ch30] - Negotiations between the [Salidar Aes Sedai] and the [White Tower] are taking place in Darein.
# In [Knife of Dreams]
## [KoD,Ch2] - As [Beonin Marinye] leaves the [Salidar Aes Sedai] camp she sees the negotiators heading to Darein for another session.
## [KoD,Ch23] - [Varilin] still leads daily negotiations in Darein.
# In [The Gathering Storm]
## [TGS,Ch45] - [Gareth Bryne] and [Egwene|Egwene alVere] lead the rebel army through Darein to the foot of the [Alindaer] Bridge.
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