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Islam is a minority faith in Wales followed by 2.2 % of its population with about 64,000 adherents recorded as per 2021 Census up from about 46,000 adherents in the 2011 Census.[1][2] The earliest recorded connections between Wales and the Muslim world dates back to the early 12th Century.[3] There has been a Somali and Yemeni Islamic community in Cardiff since the mid-19th century, founded by seafarers to Cardiff Docks.[4][5] The first purpose-built mosque was erected in Cardiff in 1947.[6]
Today, Wales has about 40 mosques, most of which are in Cardiff, with others in Aberystwyth,[7] Bangor, Barry, Haverfordwest, Lampeter, Neath, Newport, Port Talbot, Swansea and Wrexham.
- ^ "Religion, England and Wales - Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
- ^ "2011 Census: KS209EW Religion, local authorities in England and Wales". ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ^ Muslims in Wales: A brief history[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Somali Seafarers in Wales". The Black Presence in Britain - Black British History Website. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ^ "Immigration and Emigration, South East Wales, Somali Community". BBC. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ^ "Peel Street Mosque; Noor el Islam Mosque, Maria Street, Cardiff; Maria Street Mosque (11800)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ^ Aberystwyth Mosque Archived 2017-09-06 at the Wayback Machine salaam.co.uk, accessed 19 January 2009
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