Designed to accommodate 7,000 worshippers, it was built on the site of the old mosque that dated to 1890 and caught fire in 1987.

[1][2] In 2000, the large dome was decorated with Koranic ayats or verses performed by Turkish calligraphers; high quality sound-amplifying equipment was purchased.

The entire first floor was renovated, a powerful air-conditioner installed, the offices of the chief imam and the accountant were fitted out with modern equipment, the chairs in the Koran-reading room were replaced with ones made of precious wood, a lawn of 1,700 m² was laid out.

The dome is set on a two-tiered drum - octahedron with arched window openings, passing into a cylinder, and lined with blue tiles.

[2] In 2001, the building of the Republican Central Mosque was included in the State List of historical and cultural monuments of local importance in Almaty.

[7] On December 22, 2006, the National Bank of Kazakhstan depicted the mosque on a limited-edition 500-tenge coin of sterling silver in order to promote a broader understanding of the entire culture of Kazakhstan, to promote the presentation of religion as a peaceful doctrine of the spiritual and moral self-improvement of the individual.