10,000
It is estimated that 10,000 somali’s live in Wales
Somali Seafarers
Somali Seafarers in Cardiff establishment 1950
Cardiff, present day
Cardiff Bay
There have been Somalis in Cardiff since the 1870s. The city has one of the longest established Somali communities in the UK. The first settlers were sailors who came here shortly after opening the Suez Canal in 1869, when Cardiff was developing as a major international seaport.
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Recent Somali migration to the UK has been widely documented but much less is known about the ‘first wave’ of migrants in Britain. Due to the historical importance of Britain’s maritime trade, Somali seafarers have been have been living and working in the country since the […]