[2] The mosque is located about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of the capital, Ashgabat, on the M37 highway.

The mosque, constructed by the French company Bouygues, was built in the home town of President Saparmurat Niyazov.

The mosque has been at the center of controversy as scriptures from both the Quran and the Ruhnama (The Book of the Soul), Nyýazow's 'pseudo-spiritual guide to life' are built into the walls.

Indeed, despite its capacity to accommodate 10,000 congregants, the mosque is often empty as the Ruhnama inscriptions are considered blasphemous by devout mosquegoers.

[3][4] The major modernization of the mosque with a capacity of 10 thousand people was carried out in 2024.