Karakalpakstan ( (Қарақалпақстан Республикасы); is an
autonomous republic of
Uzbekistan. It occupies the whole northwestern end of Uzbekistan. The capital is
Nukus (Karakalpak:
Noʻkis (Нөкис)). The Republic of Karakalpakstan has an area of . Its territory covers the classical land of
Khwarezm, though in classical
Persian literature the area was known as "Kāt" (
کات).