 The Serbian term follows the general manner of coining river valley names in Serbian using the prefix "po-" and suffix "-je", meaning literally "(land) along the Morava".Morava valley lies in the central Balkans, at the crossroads which lead eastwards, towards the Black sea and Asia Minor, and further south, down the Vardar river into the Aegean sea.The West Morava Valley ( / "Zapadno Pomoravlje") is the valley of the West Morava.