<ul id="listCitiesLeft"></ul>
<ul id="listCitiesRight"></ul>
var cites = ["Алупка", "Алушта", "Армянск", "Бахчисарай", "Белогорск", "Джанкой", "Евпатория", "Керчь",
"Красноперекопск", "Саки", "Севастополь", "Симферополь", "Старый Крым", "Судак",
"Феодосия", "Щёлкино", "Ялта"];
function createList(cites) {
var listLeft = document.getElementById('listCitiesLeft'),
listRight = document.getElementById('listCitiesRight'),
li = null,
getSide = null;
var citesCount = cites.length,
leftColumn = Math.floor(citesCount / 2);
function createCity(city, getSide) {
li = document.createElement('li');
li.innerHTML = city;
getSide.appendChild(li);
}
for (var i = 0; i < citesCount; i ++) {
i < leftColumn ? getSide = listLeft : getSide = listRight;
createCity(cites[i], getSide);
}
}
createList(cites);