Morava was a Serbian brand of cigarettes which was owned and manufactured by

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History

Morava was founded in the

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and named after the river Morava, by which the majority of

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were delivered.

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was forbidden at the time, but, following riots, the law was amended to forbid only the plant. After significant shortages, Morava was assigned a contract with the

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brand Phillip Morris to import pre-made cigarettes. The company used the same river for transport that it was named after. Morava was one of the brands that had the highest sales within the

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n market, and was one of the few cigarette brands (along with Drina) to survive after the

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. Morava's last variant of cigarettes were discontinued after 2005 due to poor sales.

Markets

Morava was sold in the following countries:

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and the

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