Old Mosque, Regional cultural heritage mosque in Ufa, Russia

The Old Mosque, also called the Tukayev Mosque, stands on Tukayev Street in Ufa. It is a stone mosque with a central prayer hall and a minaret; the building was erected in 1830 and a madrasah was added in 1887. It is listed as a regional cultural heritage site.

Construction began in 1827 on the initiative of Gabdesallam Gabdrakhimov, second mufti of the Orenburg Muslim Spiritual Assembly, and the mosque was erected in 1830 on Frolovskaya Street, later Tukayev Street. A madrasah opened in 1887, and until 1920 the building served as the main mosque in Russia. Its imam Cihangir Abızgildin was arrested and executed by the NKVD in 1937.

The mosque is also called the Tukayev Mosque, after the street it stands on, formerly Frolovskaya and renamed Tukayev Street. A madrasah opened here in 1887, and until 1920 the building served as the main mosque in Russia. Its imam Cihangir Abızgildin was arrested and executed by the NKVD in 1937.

The mosque stands on Tukayev Street, the former Frolovskaya Street where it was built in 1830, in Ufa's historic centre. It is an active place of worship, so visits are best timed outside prayer hours. The madrasah opened on the site in 1887.

The mosque's imam Cihangir Abızgildin was arrested and executed by the NKVD in 1937. Until 1920 the building served as the main mosque in Russia, and a madrasah opened on the site in 1887.