Beni Mellal (Arabic: بني ملال, romanized: Banī Mallāl) is a city in north-central Morocco.

[3] In 1688, the Alawi sultan Moulay Isma'il built a kasbah (fort) here and the current town developed around it.

[3] During the Protectorate, authorities invested in the area's agricultural infrastructure, which helped the city grow into a major urban centre.

The name Beni Mellal could be a corruption of the Berber word imaloul meaning white or it is taken from the tribe living around the city.

As the city lies quite far inland and is shielded by the Middle Atlas mountains, the climate is highly continental.