The first mosque for the town’s Muslim community, which is predominantly Sunni, was opened in 1975 in a converted house in Byrkley Street. It was replaced in 1977 by a mosque in Princess Street, the fifth purpose built mosque in the country. That was, in turn, replaced in 2000 by the present Jamia Hanfia Ghousia mosque, built on the same site in a traditional style with minaret and dome.