Having originally been founded as the capital for the Abbasid dynasty of caliphs, this city is now the capital of Iraq. What is the name of this city?

Founded in 762 to be the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate, Baghdad became one of the world's greatest cultural hubs. The city's influence began to wane after its capture by the Mongols in 1258. Baghdad became the capital of Iraq in 1920 when it was controlled by the British, and remained the capital once the nation gained full independence in 1932.

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