▁over ▁ 5 0 0 ▁years ▁of ▁history . ▁A ▁ 4 0 0 - year - old ▁Grand ▁mas j id ▁in ▁Kin ni ya ▁was ▁re construct ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁by ▁the ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ian ▁government . M ost ▁of ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁from ▁Kin ni ya ▁are ▁imm igr ants ▁from ▁Mor oc co , ▁Java , ▁Pakistan ▁and ▁Afghan istan . ▁Its ▁name ▁" K in ni ya " ▁defines ▁the ▁kin ni ▁tree ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁identity ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁Kin ni ya ▁once ▁upon ▁a ▁time . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁Kin ni ya ▁is ▁a ▁Mo or ish ▁majority ▁town . ▁The ▁mo ors ▁are ▁all ▁pre domin antly , ▁Muslim s , ▁there ▁are ▁also ▁small ▁communities ▁belonging ▁to ▁other ▁eth nic ▁groups ▁such ▁as ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁T amil s ▁and ▁Sin hal ese . ▁▁ ▁Eth nic ity ▁identification ▁in ▁Kin ni ya ▁Urban ▁Council ▁area . ▁▁ ▁Source : stat istics . gov . l k . ▁▁▁ ▁Relig ious ▁Ident ification ▁in ▁Kin ni ya ▁Urban ▁Council ▁area . ▁ ▁Source :- Stat istics . gov . l k . ▁ ▁Econom y ▁ ▁The ▁fish eries ▁sector ▁plays ▁a ▁key ▁role ▁in ▁social ▁and ▁economic ▁life ▁of ▁Kin ni ya . ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁Kin ni ya ▁has ▁well ▁educated ▁structures ▁from ▁all ▁streams ▁such ▁as , ▁Medicine , ▁Law , ▁Engineering , ▁Government ▁Job s ▁and ▁Academ ic ▁staff s . ▁Many