Saratov Mosque, Islamic house of worship in Saratov, Russia

The Saratov Cathedral Mosque stands on the site of the city's first stone mosque, opened in 1836. The present building, rebuilt after 1989, faces Mecca and has two domes and a tall minaret. Its walls alternate bands of red and white brick, and the prayer hall covers more than 500 m².

Tatar settlements within present-day Saratov appeared in the 17th and 18th centuries, bringing Islam to the area. The first stone mosque opened here in 1836, two years after construction began. A new building on the same site was designed by the Saratov architect M. N. Grudistov. Closed in the 1930s and partly destroyed, the mosque was returned to believers in 1989, who decided to demolish the desecrated building and replace it.

The mosque houses the residence of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Saratov Oblast, and the Sheikh Said madrasa operates on the site alongside a library. The name refers to the Tatar settlements within Saratov's borders in the 17th and 18th centuries, with which the spread of Islam in the city is connected.

The mosque stands in the Volzhsky district of Saratov, on the site of the 1836 stone mosque, and its prayer hall covers more than 500 m². The building also houses the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Saratov Oblast, a library and the Sheikh Said madrasa, so parts of it are working offices and classrooms rather than prayer space. Visitors should time their arrival around prayer services.

The alternating bands of red and white brick on the facade are the building's most recognisable feature, a detail easy to miss at a glance. The mosque also houses the residence of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Saratov Oblast, a library and the Sheikh Said madrasa.