The village is located in Lyaskovets Municipality, Veliko Tarnovo Province.

Аccording to the numbers provided by the 2020 Bulgarian census, Dobri Dyal currently has a population of 1101 people with a permanent address registration in the settlement.

[2][3] The first mentions of the village date back to Thracian times.

[4] The village's festival is held yearly on the date of 15 August.

It is also called the potato festival and is organized by the local pension club.