Comrat began to be settled in 1789, and received town privileges in 1957.

In 1906, the village revolted against the Russian authorities and proclaimed the autonomous (but not independent) Comrat Republic.

During the time when the town was part of Moldavian SSR, Comrat's industry was geared toward the production of butter, wine, and rugs, the latter ornated with Moldavian motifs. The Comrat State University was established in 2002.

Sights include:

• Cathedral of John Baptist, built in 1820
• Museum of local history
• Museum of Gagauz culture, located in the suburb of Besalma
• Gagauzian art gallery
• Turkish library by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
• Alley of Gagauzian Glory
• Memorial dedicated to defenders of Comrat (sculptor: Dubinovskiy)
• Monument Dedicated to troops suffered in Afghanistan (sculptor: Afanasiy Dmitrievich Karacoban)
• Monument of Vladimir Lenin
• Monument of military tank
• Monument to victims of Stalinist repressions.