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NEW DELHI: In a bid to boost tourism, the United Arab Emirates ( UAE ) cabinet decided today that it will soon start granting visa to passengers transiting through the country, reported newspapers in the Gulf.The top tourist attractions in the Emirates include the 160-story Burj Khalifa in Dubai and the famed luxury hotel called Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi." Seven monarchical states constitute the Emirates. They are Abu Dhabi (capital), Ajman, Fujairah, Sharjah, Dubai, Ras al-Khaimah and Umm al-Qaiwain.More than 70 per cent of the total number of passengers who passed through the UAE's airports in 2017 were transit passengers, said Khaleej Times.Earlier last month, Dubai Airports unveiled a proposal to allow transit passengers to leave the airport to experience the city."In Dubai, transit time will become tourism as passengers are encouraged to leave the airport to experience the city," the Dubai Media Office tweeted last month.Nearly 4.5 million passengers transit through the Dubai International Airport every month, reaching more than 50 million a year. Of these, an estimated 46 million do not visit the city.