The mosque is a sacred place located in Zhalpaktal village of Kaztalov district of West Kazakhstan region. The mosque was built in 1885 by Kazan Tatar Kozhantai Haji. The mosque was renovated in 1988 and is a two-storey architectural monument with two minarets.
The mosque is built of red brick. The burnt bricks were transported by 30 camels from Ershov district of Saratov region of Russia. The brick factory made the bricks by kneading horse milk and hair on fresh clay soil and roasting them. The mosque was built according to a Tatar project without a dome. On the ground floor there was a room for children to study, lectures, and a room for ablution. The mosque can accommodate 400 people at a time. It is said that Gumar Karash taught here. There is evidence that the basement, ie the basement, was heated by burning firewood. Reeds were brought from Akkol (Sakryl) Lake, 10 km from Zhalpaktal village. The interior was finished with high-quality cement and lime, as well as other high-quality additives. The exterior of the mosque is unadorned, in the form of its original natural stones. The roof is made of wooden beams and the floors are made of thick oak.
Until 1936, the doors of the mosque were open. Due to the establishment of the Soviet government, the two towers were destroyed and the mullahs were persecuted and closed. From 1937 to 1983 the mosque was the Zhalpaktal district House of Culture. During the Second World War (1941-1945) the mosque was used as a warehouse for grain and food. It was vacant in 1983-1987. Only in 1988 it was overhauled and until 1995 it worked as Zhalpaktal district museum of local lore.
In 1995, by the decision of the Zhalpaktal district administration № 95, the district was reorganized into a Muslim mosque.
References: 1. Kazakhstan sacred objects
of whole national importance. – Astana: Foliant, 2017. – 178-p.; 2.The sacred Kazakhstan. Volume-2. –Astana: 2018. –280-p.
