Rachid Talbi; Fantasia marocaine, Benimellal/ Moroccan fantasia 02 Paintings by Orientalist Artists, with footnotes, #96

Beni Mellal is a Moroccan city located in the country’s interior. It is the capital of the Béni Mellal-Khénifra Region. It sits at the foot of Jbel Tassemit, and next to the plains of Beni Amir. The walls of the city go back to Moulay Ismail, in 1688. More on Beni Mellal

Fantasia is a traditional exhibition of horsemanship in the Maghreb performed during cultural festivals and to close Maghrebi wedding celebrations. “Fantasia” is an imported name, the actual traditional term used is lab el baroud…