After the short-lived independent Republic of Armenia in 1918–20, the Soviet Red Army entered the Armenian village of "Barana" on 29 November 1920 and the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic was officially declared on 2 December 1920. In 1937, the "Noyemberyan" raion of Soviet Armenia was formed. One year later, the village "Barana" of was renamed "Noyemberyan" to become the centre of the raion. In 1971, Noyemberyan was turned into an urban-type settlement. During the Soviet days, food-processing -mainly dairy products- was the most developed industrial sector in Noyemberyan