Matayen is a village in Drass tehsil in Kargil district of the Indian union territory of Ladakh.

The village is located around 21 kilometer's from drass and around 81 kilometres from the district headquarters Kargil.Its only village in ladakh where Kashmiri is spoken and Kashmiri peoples are being lived.

Matayen is connected by road to other places in Ladakh and India by the NH1.

The nearest major railway stations to Matayen is Jammu Tawi railway station located at a distance of 386 kilometres.

The nearest airport is located in Kargil at a distance of 89 kilometres but it is currently non-operational.