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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.