White mosque in Astrakhan Tatar has the name of AK-Mosque, also known as Gilaki, currently located in the Kirov district of the city on the street Zoe Kosmodemyanskaya. Among the iconic architectural complexes of the city, the mosque stands out for the purity of white walls, crowned by blue, the colors of the southern sky roofs, and rapid outlines of the minaret.

The first mention of the White mosque is found in the description of "a Trip to Russia to study the three kingdoms of nature", published by academician S. G. Gmelinii in 1777, in the Northern capital of Russia. He wrote about the newly-built wooden Tatar mosque in the Tatar village, noting that it was built on a stone Foundation. Later, in 1809 the Russian Ravinsky I. V. describes the main Tatar mosque in the city as the biggest and beautiful, and on Tatar concepts - "white". In 1810 on the money David Izmailov (Astrakhan merchant) wooden White mosque was made of stone. To the main building was built on a high and beautiful minaret, the complex was fenced at first wooden and later stone wall.

It is known that during the XIX-XX centuries imams AK-Mosque were representatives of Bukhara yard Khodjaeva who took an active part in the public life of Astrakhan. In addition to service in the mosque were established Muslim schools (primary and high level). In 1930, the mosque was closed and the building was used as a kindergarten. Only in 1992 after the collapse of the Soviet Union the building of the AK-Mosque was returned to the Muslim community. In 1997, when the AK-Mosque started Islamic Institute "Haji-Tarkhan", in which you can get higher religious education according to Muslim doctrine. Men, graduating, receive the title of "Imam-Khatib" and women – "teacher of Islam, a theologian."

On the eve of the 450th anniversary of Astrakhan in 2000 began the overhaul and restoration of the AK-Mosque, completed in 2008. And since 2009, AK-Mechet, appearing in all its glory, once again opened the door for believers. Prayers at the mosque are conducted according to the Hanafi madhhab.