| Official Name: | Hovtashen |
| Native Name: | Հովտաշեն |
| Pushpin Map: | Armenia#Ararat |
| Mapsize: | 150px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Armenia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ararat |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Artashat |
| Population As Of: | 2008 |
| Population Total: | 1231 |
| Utc Offset: | +4 |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +5 |
| Coordinates: | 40.0244°N 44.45°W |
Hovtashen (Armenian: Հովտաշեն) is a village in the Artashat Municipality of the Ararat Province of Armenia. The village was founded in the 1920s, and initially was mostly populated by Azeri people. In the 1930s, Armenians from Surmalu, Nakhchivan, and Nukha settled in the village; in the 1950s, people from Hatsavan and other villages of the Abovyan region, while in the 1970s, people from the Vayq (Azizbekov) region settled in the village.[1]