Moračani

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Moračani are a historical Montenegrin highland tribe traditionally inhabiting the Morača river valley region in central Montenegro.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf tribe
associatedMonastery Morača Monastery
collectiveNameForm plural noun in local language
country Montenegro
culturalIdentity Montenegrin highlander
culturalRegion Balkan highlands
linked to: Balkan Mountains
customs Montenegrin tribal law (customary law)
ethnicComposition Montenegrins
Serbs
ethnographicRegion Old Montenegro
ethnonymLanguage Serbo-Croatian
folkloreType epic oral tradition
hasRiver Morača River
historicalAllegiance Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro
historicalMilitaryRole tribal warriors
historicalPeriod Ottoman period in the Balkans
historicalRegion Morača
historicalStatus semi-autonomous tribe
language Montenegrin
Serbian
locatedIn Montenegrin Highlands
central Montenegro
modernAdministrativeRegion Kolašin Municipality
Podgorica Municipality
linked to: Podgorica region
monasteryCenturyFounded 13th century
monasteryReligion Serbian Orthodox Church
nameDerivedFrom Morača River
neighboringTribe Bjelopavlići
Kuči
Piperi
Vasojevići
partOf Brda (Montenegrin Highlands tribes)
regionType highland tribe territory
religion Eastern Orthodoxy
resisted Ottoman Empire
traditionalChurchAffiliation Serbian Orthodox Church
traditionalDiocese Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral
traditionalDressRegion Montenegrin highland costume
traditionalEconomy pastoralism
small-scale agriculture
traditionalSocialOrganization clan-based society
traditionalTerritory Morača river valley
traditionalWeaponCulture Balkan gun and dagger culture

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