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Skoteini () is a small village 57 kilometres northwest of the town of Argos in the Peloponnese, southern Greece. It has an area of 44 km2 and sits at an altitude of 690 meters above sea level. Its name derives from the Greek word for "darkness".

According to the 2021 census, the population of Skoteini was 267, a drop from the 1981 census, when the town was inhabited by 412 people. "Driving through the plain of Alea, you reach the village of Skoteini, one of the most beautiful landscapes of Argolida County. It holds a key post, as it is a passage of all three counties (Argolida, Arcadia, and Corinthia). Skoteini was gradually built in three locations and it is now situated upon two mountainsides. Skoteini has always been a large village. It contains many new houses, cafes, bars, an elementary school and a high school. It is a lively and modern mountainous village that has adopted the new way of living. " According to the current (June 2022) greek wikipedia-page „Σκοτεινή Αργολίδας“ had a population of 750 in 1951.