The first free documentary channel in Arabic, launched in 2009, as a result of the partnership between Abu Dhabi Media and National Geographic International, which specializes in vital and varied documentaries (NGCI).

The channel is distinguished by the production and transmission of scientific and documentary programs dubbed into Arabic in addition to local content, to suit the different tastes of viewers, with a focus on various scientific fields, technology, natural history, archaeology and the hidden secrets of nature. 

In a short period of time, National Geographic Abu Dhabi gained great popularity with a wide segment of the Arab public, while it won the “Best Media Work for the Arabic Language” award for the year 2015 for its initiative based on translating programs and scientific material, and won the “Arab Social Media Pioneers” award. for the category “Environment for Enterprises” for the year 2015.