Persian mosque, located in Astrakhan, street of Kirov, formerly Provideruserkey, opposite N. Sergeeva is one of the city's attractions.

The Persians are Shiites who lived in Astrakhan, had its stone Church. The mosque was built in 1860 on the funds of Persian society. Islam, like Christianity, has several branches, the largest of which is Shiism and Sunnism. Shia Islam is the state religion of Iran. It is widely distributed in Azerbaijan and Iraq. Persian merchants who lived on the territory of Astrakhan, have always been very influential. It is therefore hardly surprising that they had their own mosque.

Erected by the Persians Shia mosque is a small building with cubic shape. It was decorated with a hemispherical dome and four minarets at the corners. Originally a Persian mosque had a wooden gate in the form of an arch, and a wooden fence, which after some time was replaced by stone. The mosque was managed by a special Board. Those who wished to visit her, first he needed to talk to Mullah, as well as members of the Council. Visitors to the mosque were to strictly adhere to rules of conduct.

In 1939 Persian mosque was closed, after which the room was used as a shop garment factory. To have preserved the main volume of the mosque. The building is very heavily damaged numerous reconstructions. At the mosque there are no turrets-the octagon minarets and completes it. They have not survived. The rustication on the facade and pilasters made in the style of late classicism. To date a Persian mosque, unfortunately, is not valid, it still is a sewing workshop.