Narusgerya

Narusgerya is a neighbourhood in Isana, in District 4 on the eastern side of Gardaus Bay; it is often thought of as being centred around Narusgerya Station of the Isana Underground. Narusgerya means "Smiths' Street", and is a reference to the history of the area (see below).

Originally planned as a new housing estate on what was then the eastern outskirts of Isana, construction was paused when a 1957 housing project stumbled upon what is now the type site of the Narusgerya Culture. The entire area was subsequently designated a First Class National Historical Site by the Risevani government, and presently part of it houses the Narusgerya Culture Museum and Research Centre; while there are still residential units in the neighbourhood they are mostly low-rise, and the area serves instead as a commercial centre for the surrounding high-rise districts, as well as a relatively popular tourist attraction.

Something Narusgerya is famous for to locals rather than tourists, however, is the so-called Sound Street in the older area near the north exit of the Underground station. Formerly a congregating place for blacksmiths, and then for artisans specialising in small objects such as gears and clockwork, it was cleared out as part of post-war redevelopment plans; the blocks of shophouses are now famous for the abundance of shops selling, repairing, and modifying audio equipment - from mp3 players and amplifiers to radios, surround sound systems, microphones and even loudspeakers.