The Alaviyan Dome (

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: گنبد علویان) is a 12th century mausoleum in

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. A green colored dome once decorated the top of the building, as the poet

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refers to be building as "the green dome", but has been destroyed by the passing of time. It was listed among the Iranian national heritage sites with the number 94 on 6 January 1932. File:Alavian Dome.jpg File:Alaviyan dome.JPG File:Alaviyan dome 1.JPG File:Ruine Mosque Hamedan by Pascal Coste.jpg

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