The mosque was opened in 1995 and named in honour of President of Turkmenistan Saparmyrat Nyýazow's Hajj in 1992.

[2][3][a] In 2008, Turkish firm SUR Turizm Inşaat Ticaret ve sanayi LTD STI renovated the mosque, and additionally designed and built ritual banquet facilities with capacity of 1,000 guests plus the Gökdepe National Museum located on the mosque's grounds.

[5] The mosque has a dark green dome in the center, surrounded by four half-domes of lower height but same shade.

[2] Small white domes adorn the perimeter of the complex's ceiling as well as the mosque courtyard.

[2] The walls are embossed with motifs of traditional Turkmen carpets while the interior of all domes are decorated with pastel blue designs.