Gagaúzia (; ; ,
Gagaúziya), formally known as the
Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia (Gagauz Yeri) (Gagauz:
Avtonom Territorial Bölümlüü Gagauz Yeri; Romanian:
Unitatea Teritorială Autonomă Găgăuzia; Russian: Автономное территориальное образование Гагаузия,
Avtonomnoye territorialnoye obrazovaniye Gagauziya), is an
autonomous region of
Moldova. Its name comes from the
Gagauz people.