National Geographic Abu Dhabi

{{short description|Emirati television channel}}

{{expand Arabic|date=March 2024}}

{{Infobox television channel

| name = National Geographic Abu Dhabi
{{lang|ar|ناشيونال جيوغرافيك أبوظبي}}

| logo = National Geographic Abu Dhabi.svg

| logo_size =

| image =

| launch_date = {{start date and age|2009|07|01|df=yes}}

| closed_date =

| owner = National Geographic Society
Disney Middle East FZ LLC
Abu Dhabi Media Company
Government of Abu Dhabi

| country = United Arab Emirates

| language = Arabic
English

| area = Arab World

| headquarters = Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

| sister_channels = National Geographic Kids Abu Dhabi
National Geographic
Nat Geo Wild
Drama

| website = {{URL|natgeotv.ae}}

}}

National Geographic Abu Dhabi ({{langx|ar|ناشيونال جيوغرافيك أبوظبي}}) is a free-to-air documentary channel that started broadcasting on 1 July 2009.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/arabic-national-geographic-launched-1.598830|title=Arabic National Geographic launched|first=Ben|last=Flanagan|website=The National}} The channel is based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Owned by National Geographic Society/The Walt Disney Company EMEA (Disney Middle East FZ LLC) and the Abu Dhabi Media Foundation.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/national-geographic-opens-first-free-to-air-channel-1.542619|title=National Geographic opens first free-to-air channel|first=Keach|last=Hagey|website=The National}}

In 2010, a magazine was introduced.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/new-frontier-for-national-geographic-1.547792|title=New frontier for National Geographic|first=Eugene|last=Harnan|website=The National}}