It's a very nice place. There is a park and benches around. It's very nice to walk here, especially at sunset. The sun is setting, the buildings are illuminated, the locals are walking, the mullah is calling for prayer, the birds are singing, the warmth is calm. And it's winter in RUSSIA.
The mosque is beautiful, there are a lot of them in this area. There is a very beautiful palm grove next to it. A favorite place of many locals. Who gather in the evening with whole families and have dinner under palm trees.
It is a very beautiful place, I recommend everyone to visit, unfortunately I could not visit the island, but I really liked the mosque itself. Beautiful illumination of the building itself!
I read so many rave reviews about this mosque, the expectation and reality did not match, maybe because they visited without a tour, the opening hours are only from 12 to 13 . There is nothing else to see except one hall. There is a pleasant promenade and a park with palm trees nearby , and the train market can be reached in 15 minutes on foot.
In general, I do not recommend without an excursion.
A beautiful mosque, we got to the moment after the light show festival, the mosque was illuminated with all the colors of the rainbow, it looks so impressive.