Sedona

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city

Sedona is a scenic Arizona city famed for its striking red rock formations, vibrant arts community, and reputation as a spiritual and outdoor recreation destination.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Sedona, Arizona	36
Sedona canonical	12
Sedona red rock country	1
Sedona red rock region	1
Sedona red rocks	1
Sedona, Arizona, United States	1
Sedona, Arizona, United States of America	1
West Sedona	1
place name "Sedona"	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T428902 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Sedona
Context triple: [Southwestern United States, contains, Sedona]

A. Flagstaff
Flagstaff is a high-elevation city in northern Arizona known for its proximity to the Grand Canyon, its historic Route 66 corridor, and its role as a center for astronomy and outdoor recreation.
B. Prescott
Prescott is a historic city in north-central Arizona known for its Old West heritage, Victorian architecture, and role in the early political development of the state.
C. Mesa, Arizona
Mesa, Arizona is a large city in the Phoenix metropolitan area known for its desert climate, suburban communities, and role as a major spring training hub for Major League Baseball.
D. Mesa
Mesa is a pioneering systems programming language developed at Xerox PARC in the 1970s, notable for its strong typing, modularity, and influence on later languages and operating system design.
E. Tucson
Tucson is a major city in southern Arizona known for its desert landscape, rich Native American and Mexican cultural influences, and the University of Arizona.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Sedona
Target entity description: Sedona is a scenic Arizona city famed for its striking red rock formations, vibrant arts community, and reputation as a spiritual and outdoor recreation destination.

A. Flagstaff
Flagstaff is a high-elevation city in northern Arizona known for its proximity to the Grand Canyon, its historic Route 66 corridor, and its role as a center for astronomy and outdoor recreation.
B. Prescott
Prescott is a historic city in north-central Arizona known for its Old West heritage, Victorian architecture, and role in the early political development of the state.
C. Mesa, Arizona
Mesa, Arizona is a large city in the Phoenix metropolitan area known for its desert climate, suburban communities, and role as a major spring training hub for Major League Baseball.
D. Mesa
Mesa is a pioneering systems programming language developed at Xerox PARC in the 1970s, notable for its strong typing, modularity, and influence on later languages and operating system design.
E. Tucson
Tucson is a major city in southern Arizona known for its desert landscape, rich Native American and Mexican cultural influences, and the University of Arizona.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city ⓘ
areaCode	928 ⓘ
climate	semi-arid climate ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
county	Coconino County, Arizona ⓘ surface form: Coconino County Yavapai County, Arizona ⓘ surface form: Yavapai County
distanceToFlagstaff	approximately 30 miles ⓘ
distanceToPhoenix	approximately 115 miles ⓘ
elevation	about 4,350 feet ⓘ
geology	red sandstone formations ⓘ
hasEvent	Sedona Arts Festival ⓘ Sedona International Film Festival ⓘ
hasLandmark	Airport Mesa ⓘ Bell Rock ⓘ Cathedral Rock ⓘ Chapel of the Holy Cross ⓘ Slide Rock State Park ⓘ
hasRiver	Oak Creek ⓘ
incorporatedAsCity	1988 ⓘ
knownFor	New Age community ⓘ art galleries ⓘ hiking ⓘ mountain biking ⓘ outdoor recreation ⓘ red rock formations ⓘ scenic landscapes ⓘ spiritual tourism ⓘ vortex sites ⓘ
locatedIn	northern Arizona ⓘ surface form: Northern Arizona
namedAfter	Sedona Arabella Miller Schnebly ⓘ
near	Coconino National Forest ⓘ Oak Creek Canyon ⓘ
observesDaylightSavingTime	false ⓘ
popularActivity	jeep tours ⓘ photography ⓘ spiritual retreats ⓘ yoga retreats ⓘ
postalCodeRange	86336 ⓘ
primaryEconomicSector	hospitality ⓘ retail ⓘ tourism ⓘ
region	Verde Valley ⓘ
state	Arizona ⓘ
timeZone	Mountain Time Zone ⓘ surface form: Mountain Standard Time
tourismType	adventure tourism ⓘ nature tourism ⓘ wellness tourism ⓘ